Crafting Characters That Are Essential to Your Plot
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Fashioning Characters Based on Plot and Premise
When I think about the many novels I’ve written, I realize I don’t always start with a plot idea. Sometimes…
How to Breathe Life into Your Characters
Today’s guest post is by author Morgan St. James. Many novice writers find it tempting to simply string together a…
Considerations for the First Page of Your Novel
I hope you know why it’s so important to craft a terrific first page. Surely if your first page is…
The Crucial First Page of Your Novel
My latest craft book in The Writer’s Toolbox series just released. Here is a preview excerpt from First Pages of Best…
How to Effectively “Tell” Emotions in Fiction
This post originally, drawn from material in my Emotional Mastery course, ran on Larry Brooks’s blog in the summer. Reprinted…
Entice Your Readers with “Surprisingness”
This post originally ran on Helping Writers to Become Authors in August, 2019. Have you ever read a book for…
Why Writers Should Trust Their Intuition
Awhile back, I shared a number of quotes from famous authors on writing. These were quotes I came across that…
Mind Mapping for the Novelist
Since many of you are in the throes of NaNoWriMo, here’s a reprint of a post I wrote years ago…
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