3 Classic Strategies for Writing a Bestseller
…a novel that lacks form. John Fowles discovered this with The Magus, a cryptic epic that’s designedly chaotic. The author never finished it. Nor does the reader. The Perfect Balance…
The Top 10 Fiction Writing Articles of 2010
…Nathan Bransford. Dialogue is the downfall of many aspiring authors. Read this advice to improve the way you write dialogue. 7 Techniques for a Dynamite Plot, Alan Rinzler of The…
Improve Your Writing by Reading Rubbish
…the tips I learned from reading this book: Life-like dialogue is important. Hornby really does have a gift for writing dialogue. There’s probably dialogue on almost every page in this…
7 Ways I’m Making the Most of a Writing Grant
…and I get a good idea—be it a snippet of dialogue, an interesting observation drawn from real life, or an insight into how one of my stories should end—I don’t…
How and When to Use White Space In Writing
…paragraphs and little space between lines? Or, is the text more broken up, including shorter paragraphs, dialogue (fiction), subtitles (nonfiction), and plenty of space between lines? White space is just…
How to Manage Feedback on Your Writing
…she asks for more description. Another one loves almost everything. I’m careful with the academic editor, because sometimes it doesn’t work for stories. And it’s nice to be loved, but…
My Novel-Writing Journey, Part 1: Getting Started
…along the way. The Proposal Because I wanted to try to secure funding for this project, I needed to put together a proposal that included a description of the novel….
Literary Journal Seeks “Features Editor” & “Fiction Director”
…be one of them? 1. Features Editor Description: For each biannual issue of the journal, the features editor develops and edits two features (generally one interview and one essay or…
Think Backward to Write Meaningful Metaphors
…them not as puzzles writers use to baffle us, but rather as keys unlocking more layers of meaning than we could possibly gain with a literal description. Wait a second,…
