Brave New World / Brave New Writing by Nevada McPherson
Safety is a huge consideration right now in everyone’s daily lives. As storytellers, however, there is one place where we should never do the safest thing, and that’s in our writing.
Tagged: #amwriting
Breaking the Rules by Catharine Bramkamp
In these rule breaking times, we need a different approach to how we drag our books across the finish line. As artists, writers can approach our books with the same spirit as artists who create public art. Because a book IS public art.
Reading “Bad” Books by Kay Keppler
You don’t learn how to write only by reading books you enjoy. You also learn how to write by reading books you dislike. So why should you read (even if you don’t finish) books you don’t like?
Returning to Writing Fiction After the Death of Someone Close by Tinthia Clemant
Nothing could have prepared her for the devastating blow she received when her loved one died. The long winding road of how one writer found her way back to writing after the death of a loved one.
The Pain and Perils of Starting Over by Catharine Bramkamp
Who hasn’t had nightmares of losing their work? What do you do when you’ve lost weeks, months, years of work? Explore the pain and perils of starting over with Catharine Bramkamp.
Just Write the Right Words by Nevada McPherson
How one writer is using NaNoWriMo to get specific with her characters, dig deeper into their motivations, and find the right words for what had previously been only pictures in her mind.
3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel
Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos on preparing for NaNoWriMo or any time. If you missed it: the...
A Simple Tool to Design Your Plot for Novelists
Today is the seventh in an 8-post series on plan your novel. In today’s post, we focus on a simple tool to design your plot called, “Problem-Solution.” If you missed it, the first step...
One Word At A Time: The Law of Compound Effects by Beth Barany
People often tell me how overwhelming the thought is of writing a book. All those pages. All those words. But no one writes a book in one day. It takes time because words across...
Make your fiction writing journey fun!
Please join me as my interview is now live on the Make Publishing Fun Summit where I share about making the fiction writing journey fun!
Essential Character Tip #1: Know Your Character’s Deep Why by Beth Barany
Recently in a training session with clients in our group coaching program I shared one of the most essential character development tips, that of knowing your character’s deep why. I’ll be sharing more in...
Write, Then Walk, or Walk, then Write (#amwriting #amwalking videos)
Write, Then Walk, or Walk, then Write (#amwriting #amwalking videos)
3 Essential Editing Tips: Oh the Feels! (Part 1)
Ezra and I are preparing for the October “Plan Your Novel” course (homestudy version here) and students are looking forward to writing their novels. Several of you wrote me last week and let me...
Write what you know…emotionally
From the library of Beth’s writing resources, a quote from Lisa Cron’s book, WIRED FOR STORY: “MYTH: Write what you know. REALITY: Write what you know emotionally.” I love this quote because, well, it...
Recent Comments