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…
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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….
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