Choosing Settings with the Highest EQ
Whether setting is a huge element in your story because of your premise or not, you can make setting powerful…
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How to Choose Setting with a Purpose
Settings in fiction are often in the background—literally. Characters are talking and doing things, but readers get merely a glimpse…
Getting the Big Picture Across in Your Scenes
Today’s post is a reprint from one I published two years ago. It bears repeating! Writing scenes can be daunting,…
Nailing Your One-Sentence Story Concept
I’m launching my new online video course this month, so we’ve been taking a look at key elements novelists need…
Nail Your Ten Key Scenes ~ Half Off My New Online Course!
Writing a terrific novel is a complex endeavor. And while there are hundreds of books, podcasts, and blog posts that teach…
The Burden of Your First Fifty Pages
I critique a lot of first chapters of novels. Having written twenty novels, I can attest to how difficult it…
How “Pantsing” May Be Harmful to Your Health
Pantsing? No, it’s not in the dictionary. But it’s a common word among novelists. Hey, we’re wordsmiths. We can make…
A New Online Video Course to Help You Write That Novel
I’m not the only one who says that writing a novel is a difficult task. Even if you’ve written a…
6 Ways to Manipulate Time in Fiction
Today’s guest post is by Martin Cavannagh. One of the least analyzed literary devices in literature is time. Time works…
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