Rom-Com Vs Rom-Mystery? Turns Out They Use the Same Skills in Different Costumes by M. Jayne Ladow
Rom-Com Vs Rom-Mystery? Turns Out They Use the Same Skills in Different Costumes shows how shared craft tools create romance and suspense.
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How to Self-Coach Toward Your Writing North Star
How to Self-Coach Toward Your Writing North Star – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 214 *** “What you want is to be able to look at your goal, what you’ve written down,...
Goal-Based Sci-Fi Research With Sue Burke
Goal-Based Sci-Fi Research with Sue Burke *** “One thing I recommend is that if you’re really sure about something look it up cause you’re probably wrong.” – Sue Burke In this How To Write...
Q&A with Pamela Reitman
Pamela Reitman shares her writing journey, creative process, publishing challenges, and her novel about artist Charlotte Salomon.
Emily Golden and Rachel May on Story Theme, World Building, and Conflict
Emily Golden and Rachel May on Story Theme, World Building, and Conflict – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 166 *** “The message of the story is the thing that they need to...
How to Craft AI and Robot Characters in Your Fiction
How to Craft AI and Robot Characters in Your Fiction – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 157 *** “So I haven’t yet pulled in any ethical or moral dilemmas that would...
Create an Original Religion for Your Story
Create an Original Religion for Your Story – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 152 *** “A well crafted religion can really add depth to your world building and create some incredible conflicts...
The Goal, Motivation, Conflict, and Need by Kat Caldwell
If you feel stuck, it’s time to return to the goal, motivation, conflict, and need of your story. Find out how with Kat Caldwell.
How to Write Flash Fiction by Catharine Bramkamp
Flash fiction is a great way to show off your skill on social media, here are some easy tips and tricks on how to perfect the art.
5 Ways to Help Your Readers Fall in Love with Your Villain by Keri Kruspe
Discover 5 ways to rise above cliched and melodramatic villains in your novels to create memorable antagonists your readers can fall in love with in this article by scifi romance author, Keri Kruspe.
On Your Character’s Motivation (GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, The ABCs of Writing) by Tinthia Clemant
Welcome to Tinthia Clemant’s second post in her three-part series on Goal, Motivation, and Conflict — The ABCs of Writing. This one focuses on your character’s motivation.
GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict — The ABCs of Writing by Tinthia Clemant
Goals versus Desires – Wanting something is a desire; working to obtain that something is the goal.
Character Development, Conflict, and Your Novel’s Sagging Middle by Beth Barany
When authors work with me, some of their challenges surround how to help the sagging middle of their novel. That sagging middle is often due to not knowing their characters well enough. All good...
Vulnerability is Messy: The Truth of Being a Writer
Authenticity. Be myself — everyone else is taken. Vulnerability is my strength. Words to live by. Words to feel. Words to fight. Conflict. External conflict. I’m not great at external conflict in my novels...
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