Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
The rules of grammar and punctuation are many; explore the importance of knowing how to use grammar and punctuation correctly.
Should you outline your story before you begin writing or just jump in and write away? Plotters and pantsers each have their champions and their critics. But you should do what works for you.
Continue reading The Outline Dilemma—Plotting vs. Pantsing »
Rejection is painful, and nasty rejection letters and negative feedback can cause writers to rethink their goals. Don’t let the negative bring you down.
Continue reading How to Respond to Rejections & Negative Feedback »
Plot, one of the most important elements of fiction, is all about what happens to characters. Plot is concerned with story events and character reaction to those events. A look at plot basics.
Old-West lawmen had codes that governed their behaviors. Your characters should have codes as well. Codes that dictate what they’ll do and codes that you’ll make them break as you as raise the stakes in their stories. Explore the character’s code and options for breaking it or holding tight to its standards.
The use of subtext can add depth to and increase conflict in your fiction. Check out the uses of subtext, the hidden element of fiction.
Just a word—or a thousand—for writers faced with discouragement from any source. You can defeat the giants arrayed against you.
The wrong viewpoint character could send your story in the wrong direction; the right viewpoint character could make your story. Learn what you should consider in choosing viewpoint characters.
Continue reading Viewpoint Character and the Need to Choose Wisely »
An absolute phrase is a modifier you might use in your writing, but one you might not have heard of. Learn the proper uses of absolute phrases, and give yourself one more tool for crafting creative sentences.
Continue reading Should I Use Absolute Phrases? Absolutely »
Single quotation marks don’t have many uses in American English. Learn when to use them and how to use double quotation marks and italics for emphasis.
Continue reading Single Quotation Marks—A Reader’s Question »
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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