“Even after reading the first few pages, I was swept up in this enthralling and touching story. It conjured up images of another time and place so richly, so touchingly.” — Judy Massarano Another...
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Please welcome guest columnist Kit Sun Cheah to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. Enjoy!
Applying body language to your characters is one of the best ways to show and not tell when we write. Learn some tips in this post by regular columnist Kay Keppler.
Scifi romance author Keri Kruspe shares her reflections on her first year of being published — the results, accomplishments, lessons learned.
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Novelist and workbook creator Diana Lynn shares why she likes workbooks and about the one she just created for novelists to help you build your story.
She experimented with the coaching cliche: what would you do if you could not fail? Then discovered what happened when she did fail.
Using description that grounds the reader in time and place can make a powerful opening—and metaphors and similes can help readers see and feel more precisely what you want them to experience.
Chef, a Jon Favreau-headed culinary movie, is an excellent example of using the culinary world as a backdrop for fiction. This movie analysis for food writers contains spoilers.
Use these questions to help you spot a book professional, a book shepherd, and make a good choice, by Mary Neighbour.
Check out our resources on POV — point of view — on Writer’s Fun Zone blog and beyond. Articles, webinar trainings, and books. Questions about point of view? Post in the comments below. Any...
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