5 Ways to Avoid “White Room Syndrome” and Bring Life to Your Fiction by Linnea Gradin
Bring life to your settings and avoid “White Room Syndrome” by weaving in details, focusing on sensation, and giving context.
Bring life to your settings and avoid “White Room Syndrome” by weaving in details, focusing on sensation, and giving context.
Writer and teacher, Laurel Osterkamp, shares Four Tips For Writing Flawed Protagonists and why they make for compelling stories.
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published December 26, 2022 · Last modified April 4, 2023
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, Beth Barany shares Fiction Writing Tips and her perspective on how she guides writers feeling overwhelmed with their world building. Platforms the podcast is available on include Apple...
Let’s welcome back Laurel Osterkamp as she shares with us “5 Tips I’ve Learned from Writing My Romance Novel.” Enjoy! *** I feel like there’s a stigma attached to writing romance novels, and I’m...
Most writers experience writer’s block. And while it may feel like it’s all in your head, there are some real ways to discourage it from mucking up your writer’s life, so you can get back to what you love.
Finding time to write when you have a full life — job, family, other responsibilities — is possible. How? Read on for tips from full-time business owner, mom of three, and writer, Janelle Riley.
Enjoy these writing tips… The top 5 zero to hero writing tips from a grown up Eagle Scout… *** “Just try to shoot for the moon every day (but whatever you can do is...
Hey friends, One of the things I love to do as a writing coach and teacher is direct you to resources that will spark your creativity and empower you to be the best writer...
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.
The restless artist is an inventor, happiest when she is creating the next great thing, so how can she become a success this way? Learn more from Catharine Bramkamp, author of Writing from the Queen’s Seat: Discover and Write From Your Authentic Authority.
“Why do I need to know everything about my character?” my client asked. “You don’t need to know everything. Just the important bits!” I said. Let me explain… The other day I was in...
Authors often discuss the Muse. We court her, coax her, ask for her blessing. What we forget to mention is the wild ride. What would you do if you only had the time?
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.
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.
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