Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
Fact-checking is critical so that readers trust what you tell them and so they aren’t pulled out of your stories by inaccurate details. Fact-check your fiction.
Major characters grow and change. Have you remembered to show the ways in which your characters are changed by what happens to them?
Rather than try to spell an accent, use other options for letting readers know that a character has an accent.
Tips for writing action and description from a character’s point of view. For a close narrative distance, show story events and descriptions through the character’s perspective.
The story problem and the story question are vital components of any fiction. A discussion of the importance of the story question for readers.
Pile on frustrations for your characters; see what they’re made of. Give characters reasons to act up and act out.
Show characters as they are, revealing their fears and motivations and dreams. Keep characters open and honest before the reader so that the reader understands character motivation and emotions.
Conflict moves a story forward, keeping both characters and readers involved. Consider the ultimate conflict—betrayal by a friend—as a way to amp up the conflict in your fiction.
Suggestions for ways to use character names in fiction, especially at the beginning of stories when readers are just meeting the characters.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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