…real and believable? Strengthen Relationships: An integral part of your storytelling lies in the way your characters act and relate to one another. Strengthen these relationships through keys events, dialogue…
…and be explored. 3. Tune Into the Dialogue Dialogue is the verbal sculpture that reveals the shape of the relationship. When my hero and heroine have a clearly defined dynamic…
…the Very First Line How to Write a First Chapter that Rocks How to Balance Dialogue and Description How to Steal a Plot for Your Book (and Get Away with…
…many offer a key description whose significance emerges through reading. Consider using it if: A particular characteristic of your protagonist drives the plot. Examples: The Girl With The Pearl Earring,…
…know a lot about my MC. I combed my draft, highlighting every description, starting with the obvious: Age. This is a biggie. Figure out your MC’s age first. Economic status….
…dialogue, interior monologue, interior emotion, and description. Walking, Chewing Gum, and Fiction Writing. Advanced Fiction Writing Don’t care too much about what others think of your writing. You’ll always have…
…Literary Fiction? I don’t want to name any names because all books have some redeeming qualities, but I recently acquired a book that fits Nathan Bransford’s description of what he…
…no matter how determined we are to balance the writing career we are creating with our already full-time life, there will be times where we feel as if the cosmos…
…skipped breakfast this morning, so the calories must balance out. Perhaps the tightness of that button on your pants is adding to your tension. Undoing it will help immensely. Note…
