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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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How to Avoid Writing a Boring Story
This is the time of year when many writers (or aspiring ones) commit to the fun madness that is NaNoWriMo….
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What Microtension Is and Why Writers Must Master It
Note: This post was originally posted in August on Writer’s Fun Zone here. Tension is created by lack. Lack of…
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The Emotional Power of Connected Settings
Chances are, you’ve heard of deep point of view. Imagine a camera lens that zooms in for a close-up; deep…
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When Your Character Is His Own Worst Enemy
Traditionally, there are four general types of opposition at the heart of a story. While our protagonist might face multiple…
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