The Top Book Description Mistakes SFF Authors Make by Morgan Lee Clasper
The Top Book Description Mistakes SFF Authors Make reveals common blurb mistakes and how to attract the right sci-fi and fantasy readers.
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What Can A Writer Do With AI? by Kelley Way
What Can A Writer Do With AI? explores safe AI use for writers, including research, brainstorming, editing, and copyright risks.
HOW TO CREATE A MAP FOR YOUR BOOK: DIY version + Other Avenues to Explore by Anna Leitensdorfer
How to Create A Map For Your Book: DIY version + Other Avenues to Explore shares methods, options, and apps to design a stunning map.
How to Write Character Descriptions Without Falling into a Cliché by Loretta Bushell
How to write vivid, original character descriptions that avoid clichés by using specific, sensory, and unique details.
How to Use the Enneagram for Character Development by Laurel Osterkamp
Laurel Osterkamp explains how to use the enneagram for character development. Try using it next time you want to build a character!
Clutter: The Tyranny of Things by Catharine Bramkamp
Hoarding, as a character flaw, creates characters with depth and you can find inspiration for this in the world all around you.
Three Steps to Three Dimensional Characters by Laurel Osterkamp
Three dimensional characters make better stories, here are three steps authors can use to help readers connect to their characters.
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.
Finding Your Character’s Motivation by Kay Keppler
When you develop your characters, you want them to be consistent so that readers can understand and perhaps identify with them. Your characters’ actions don’t have to be smart, but they must be done for a reason.
The Place is the Thing by Nevada McPherson
I’ve written a few times about what inspires me and asked what inspires you in your writing. One thing I keep coming back to are places that inspire my stories and characters.
Writing Characters for the Ages by Kay Keppler
When you reach for a favorite book, the one you’ve already read, or perhaps read multiple times, what draws you to that story? Sometimes it’s the plot, but usually it’s the characters you remember.
Love Your Bad Guys by Kay Keppler
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist, editor, and novelist, Kay Keppler, as she shares with us “Love Your Bad Guys!” Enjoy!
Lift a Sagging Middle with “What If?” by Kay Keppler
Most writers, sooner or later, will hit the problem of the Sagging Middle. The story pacing slows—the plot might even bore you a little bit now—and you don’t know what to do about it.
Is Your Muse-ic Calling Your Name? by Carol Malone
When I was a small child, it didn’t take me long to realize music could be used to tell powerful stories. I’d pop on a 78 record and listen till my parents would cry. I listened to songs like: “Blue Tail Fly” or “Jimmy Crack Corn and I Don’t care,” “The Big Rock Canady Mountain,” “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,”
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