Crafting Believable Characters – 3 Easy Steps
Creating believable characters is the key to engaging storytelling. Readers invest in characters who feel real and express emotions, motivation,…
3 Techniques for Powerful Writing
Today’s post is by Janeen Mathisen. When you read a story and call it “powerful writing,” chances are it affected…
What It Takes to Become a Proficient Writer
Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 best seller, Outliers, centers on the premise that, regardless of a person’s pursuit, it takes about 10,000…
Dynamic vs Static Characters – Your Fiction Needs Them Both
Great fiction features great characters—there should be no argument there. While plot is crucial (as is having a terrific premise),…
How to Take Your Writing from Good to Great
Most of us writers aren’t content with just being mediocre. Just writing so-so books. I’d like to think most writers…
How to Develop Your Unique Writing Style
When tackling the art of fiction writing, it’s common to immerse yourself in the fundamentals: plot, structure, characters—the building blocks…
Why Flawed Heroes Are Essential to Modern Literature
Today’s guest post is by Joseph Macolino. Here he comes again, the perfect, flawless hero with all the strength and…
Brainstorming Your Perfect Protagonist
Fiction readers love a great protagonist—someone who is multidimensional, dealing with lots of inner conflict, and passionate about something that…
Your Scene’s First Page – The Essentials
Every scene must have a point or purpose–that should be obvious. You, the author, need to know exactly what a…