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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Hacking Your Reader’s Brain
Today’s guest post is by Jeff Gerke, award-winning author, former book publisher, and writing instructor. I heard Jeff give a…
Why Cinematic Technique Is Essential for Novelists
This week I’ve released my new writing craft book Shoot Your Novel, which I feel offers writing tools that are not…
Advice I Wish I’d Been Given When I Started … Part 1
I wasted a large chunk of my life stumbling around in the dark, trying to become a “writer.” I became…
A Peek inside the Envelope
Sol Stein, the famous editor, author, and writing instructor, has a very short chapter in his classic book Stein on…
Settings in Your Novel That Work As Triggers
When choosing settings for your scenes, you want to think about the kinds of places that will allow the emotions,…
Endings that Ruin Your Novel
Have you ever read a great book that carries you all the way to the end, and then the ending…
The Not-So-Long Good-bye
Earlier in the year I covered some tips about creating scenes, and most particularly in discussion about your novel’s first…
Altering the Quality of Time in Your Novel
I don’t think I’ve said all there is to say about plot (no indeed), but I want to take a…
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