Why You Should Plan your #NaNoWriMo Story in Advance #writetip
Over the years I’ve discovered the hard way that planning a story is the difference between a smooth writing experience and one...
Read MoreHow to be a #NaNo Winner
Are you going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year? National Novel Writing Month, if you’re not familiar with the nickname, is a...
Read MoreRewriting vs. Editing
I recently took a class on rewriting that gave me deeper insights into some of the things I’m already doing, and suggestions to...
Read MoreLessons Learned: Speech tags speak louder than words
That should probably be “more loudly,” (assuming speech tags could speak) but I’ll stick with the well-known phrase even...
Read MoreHow Setting Affects Character #writetip #writing from @emlynley
We’ve talked a lot about developing layers for your characters, building the character arc and using supporting characters to...
Read MoreBuilding a Character Web: Leverage your supporting characters
All writers know that you need conflict and tension to drive to story forward, and to engage readers so they want to keep reading. In a...
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