Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
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 »
Antagonists can be fun to write. Yet, to be good foils for your protagonists, they need depth and layers. They need logical reasons to oppose the story’s main character. Write worthy antagonists.
Continue reading The Mean, the Bad, and the Nasty—Writing Villains »
Fiction characters both on screen and on the page require lives of volatility and change and conflict. They need anything but peace. They need events intruding and messing up their plans. They need other characters to challenge them, to put obstacles in their paths. They need confrontation and trials. And they need to take risks.
However characters come to you, they’ll need names. And it’s your job to give them names that reflect their personality, history, experiences, hopes, and even the future that they’ll have stepped into by the end of your story. Learn tips for creating character names that fit.
Continue reading Don’t Call Me Ishmael—Name that Character »
Writer’s block is real and it can keep you from finishing your manuscripts. Consider strategies and options to overcome writer’s block.
Writers have personal strengths and weaknesses. What one writer nails every time, another might struggle with again and again. A reminder to assess your skills and improve those that weaken your writing.
Continue reading Assess Your Writing Skills—Turn Weaknesses to Strengths »
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