Negative, Continuous, and Passive Forms of Subjunctive Mood
The subjunctive mood is one we often use without thinking. But often writers use it incorrectly in writing, so it…
Revisiting the Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction
Over the last five-plus months we’ve been exploring the four primary, essential components of novel building, which I label in…
How to Finally Finish That Novel
Today’s guest post is by multipublished author and writing instructor Cathy Yardley: Are you a closet fiction writer? Have you…
Another Look at the Subjunctive Mood
Let’s take a further look into the subjunctive mood, since there are often places in our writing where this “mood”…
A Journey through Theme Development
Today we’re going to wrap up our look at theme, one of the four corner pillars of novel construction. All…
8 Great Writing Tools to Keep You Motivated to Write
Today’s guest post is from Robert Morris: There isn’t a writer who has never experienced a motivational block. Sometimes your…
Are You in the Subjunctive Mood?
I’m going to spend a few posts on what I think is an interesting and sometimes confusing component of our…
Generating and Developing Theme in Your Novel
We’ve been examining the fourth crucial support of your novel—theme with a heart. I noted in these last two posts…
5 Tips to Gain Confidence and Overcome Writer’s Doubt
Today’s guest post is by Bryan Hutchinson, author of the popular blog for writers, Positive Writer. Writer’s Doubt is insidious….