How to Effectively “Advance Your Plot”
Ever read a scene in a novel, get to the end, and scratch your head? Have you ever asked, “What…
Ever read a scene in a novel, get to the end, and scratch your head? Have you ever asked, “What…
It’s really amazing, if you stop to think about it. Readers will willingly suspend disbelief and subject themselves to the…
Let’s get to basics on writing fiction. And that’s your setup in the first few pages. Readers will often stop…
Writing great dialogue is probably the hardest skill fiction writers need to acquire. If you’ve tried your hand at it,…
I’m sharing a post from a few years ago on a topic that I feel is so important for fiction…
Fiction writers know all about POV, and in current novels, going deep is the ticket. But there are times when…
The secret to writing a successful novel lies in being able to identify what’s missing in your scenes and using…
This post originally ran on Jane Friedman’s blog earlier in the year. There are a number of “ingredients” that make…
Readers will often stop reading before they finish the first page of your story. While this has always been true,…
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