Five Types of Point of View and Which One is Absolutely, No Doubt the Best by Laurel Osterkamp
Authors can have difficulty choosing their books point of view, sometimes they can look to their story to help them decide.
Tagged: fiction
Are You Writing Transgressive Fiction? by Nevada McPherson
Transgressive fiction is a quirky niche genre featuring characters, constricted by society’s norms, who do what they want anyway.
The Solid Ground of Fiction by LA Bourgeois
It’s the simple everyday moments in your story that help your reader dive in and suspend their disbelief in the wild and crazy ones.
What To Do When Your Novel Has Been Pirated by Janelle Riley
Piracy, rampant in creative industries, is a common problem faced by authors. Awareness and knowledge of how to safeguard your manuscript is the first step in preventing your work from being pirated.
On the Hero’s Journey by Nevada McPherson
Nevada McPherson shares her knowledge of the famous hero’s journey story structure, telling us how we can use it to understand structure in writing and to find guidance in our lives.
Writing The Noir: In the Final Analysis by Nevada McPherson
Nevada McPherson discovers she’s writing the noir as she explores what kind of novel she’s written and prepares to submit her new book to agents.
The Top Ten Writing Myths We Still Believe: Myths 6 – 10 by Catharine Bramkamp
Before you can move forward with your writing career, leave behind pernicious myths of writing and publishing, so you can travel forward lighter and faster. Here’s myth buster, author and writing teacher, Catharine Bramkamp, to dispel five more writing myths.
Bored Soldiers: Bring Humor to Your Military Genre Story by Ann Woodford
When soldiers get bored they do some fun and interesting things. Great details to add to your military romance novel. Take it from a writer and former military spouse, Ann Woodford.
The Top Ten Writing Myths We Still Believe. Myths 1-5 by Catharine Bramkamp
Before you can move forward as a writer, it’s important to leave behind many of the durable writing myths that slow progress as well as set you up for disappointment and frustration. Here are the first five of ten by author and writing teacher, Catharine Bramkamp.
Building Plot in Your Story by Kay Keppler
If plot stymies you, as it does many people, you might be able to stimulate some ideas by thinking about your characters and what is likely to happen to a person like that. Ask yourself these questions. By novelist and editor, Kay Kappler.
Plot MD by Adrienne Bell (Book Review by Mary Van Everbroeck)
A review of Plot MD by Adrienne Bell. Plot MD a book on how to write a story using two tools Bell created, the Character Arc and the Stacked Funnel Tool Worksheets.
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.
10 Ways to Inspire Your Fiction by Beth Barany
Hi Creative Writers, Here are 10 ways to inspire your fiction, when you’re stuck or when you want to start a writing day. In no particular order: Listen to music on shuffle (I used...
Getting Intimate with Your Characters by Kay Keppler
A famous author once said that every book should contain a love story. Now, that author might not have thought that the love story needed a sex scene, but many novelists writing in every genre do include sex scenes in their books. And there’s a problem with that.
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