How to Transform a Family Legend into Historical Fiction
Today’s guest post is by Lottie Guttry. If you are lucky enough to be born into a family with a…
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Nanowrimo: What’s the Buzz All About?
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at an excerpt from a previous post titled The Glorious Insanity That is Nanowrimo…
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12 Questions to Ask Your Character about the Setting She Is In
On Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive Today’s post is from Settings in Your Novel…
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Ways Novelists Can Break from the Structural Rules
We’ve been looking at the downside to the three-act structure these last two weeks, and I’ve shared my thoughts on…
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How to Break Up Your Novel into Definable Sections
Last week I started diving into the three-act structure and explained that such structure is random and arbitrary. While many…
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What Writers May Not Know about the “Required” Three-Act Structure
I’m going to spend some weeks on tearing apart novel structure. I’ve hesitated over the years to get into this….
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10 Steps to Nail Your Story
Today’s guest post is by best-selling author DiAnn Mills: I’m all about ways to ensure stories delight our readers. That’s why…
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Give Your Readers a Ride They’ll Never Forget
Today’s guest post is by suspense author Erika Mitchell: When I was ten, a family friend took me to Disneyland….
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Writing the Heart of Your Story
By way of introduction, here are some thoughts discussed in my book Writing the Heart of Your Story—important things for…
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