Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
Give your main character a tour de force moment where he reveals his true personality and all the needs and fears he’s been repressing and stuffing deep for a lifetime.
Continue reading Character Rants and Breakdowns—Let ’em Rip »
Use celebrations and holidays in your stories to make characters real, to tap into emotional moments in a character’s life.
Continue reading Celebrations in Story—Marking the Special Days »
Author intrusion is disruptive and annoying. Look at ways to identify and cut out the writer’s obvious intrusions into a story.
Unrelated story events and characters and setting make for unsatisfying, even bad, fiction. Check out ways you can connect story elements to create full and satisfying stories.
Nice characters make for bland fiction. Don’t strip imperfect characters of their personality and flaws, not if those flaws and traits make them who they are and what you need in your stories.
Continue reading Bitches and Bastards, Maybe. But No Perfect Characters Wanted »
Deep POV has become the most common point of view for current fiction, but some writers are unfamiliar with it. Read about deep POV and learn tips on how to use it for your stories.
A reader’s belief in your fictional world and characters can be easily destroyed. One way is when writers intrude into the story with explanations that have no place in the fiction. Resist the urge to explain.
Facts or setting details that are out of era or simply wrong weaken stories and distract readers. Check your story facts, check setting details, to keep stories tight and enjoyable.
We’ve all seen bad, laugh-worthy dialogue. Examples of bad dialogue and ways to avoid writing it.
Are your characters more than verbal, talking more than they do anything else? Determine if your characters talk too much and learn some fixes for getting them to shut up.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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