Evoke Reader Emotions by Kay Keppler
Figuring out how you want your readers to feel can improve your plotting. Everything you include in your plot should lead to emotions in some way.
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Getting the Author Off the Page by Alice Gaines
“Getting the Author Off the Page” by Alice Gaines was originally published in Writing Romance: The Ultimate Guide on Craft, Creation and Industry Connections. *** There I was, about halfway through writing my first...
Writing As… (You Fill in the Blank) by Beth Barany
“Writing As…” metaphors… Many writers wind themselves into knots, thinking writing has be done a certain way, or else they are a failure. But what if writing could be anything you wanted it to...
Take Risks, Take It To The Edge by Beth Barany
Edge. On the edge. At the edge. Edgy. What’s over the cliff? Can you poke your nose over and see the depths of the potential fall? Being a creative isn’t about playing it safe;...
Put Some Spring in That Step By Nevada McPherson
The last day of classes before spring break I wanted to send my creative writing class off to enjoy the time away from school with a burst of creative inspiration for the next project.
Writing Resistance: We Can Overcome! By Catharine Bramkamp
A student was finding it difficult to journal. She didn’t have the time. There is a great deal behind the simple phrase, I don’t have time. We say this in answer to many projects that ironically, we desperately want to do: our journals, our books, our art, our education.
Why I Write, Or Why Am I Doing This? By Beth Barany
For many years I wanted to be a writer, from a young age in fact. At age 19, one summer, there I was journal writing in earnest 20 minutes every day before my student...
10 Power Techniques for Starting Your Scenes
I’m excited to announce an upcoming free live webinar with award-winning author and writing teacher, Bonnie Johnston, about scenes and specifically scene openings. Scenes are the building blocks of story; and if you can...
We are all a work in progress by Beth Barany
I am a WIP. You are too. We novelists use “WIP” to mean “Work in progress.”
An Expensive VA Mistake by Chloe Adler
I made a recent VA mistake that I need to share so that you don’t make the same one.
If you want a career as a novelist, you are creating a business by Beth Barany
Hello Writers! It’s true! If you want to make a career as a novelist, you are creating a business. Well, you don’t have to wonder what that means as an artist… My friend and...
Boost Pacing with Characters’ Choices by Kay Keppler
Probably most of you remember all the big decisions you made, decisions that affected the course of your life.
2 Steps to Your Writer’s Stance by Beth Barany
In this article I’ll share what is writer’s stance, why it’s important, and how to uncover your writer’s stance, and how it can help you write.
Deadlines Revisited by Nevada McPherson
In the last few weeks I’ve been working on completing some projects to clear the decks for new ones I’m about to start.
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