3 Fiction-Writing Lessons from a Mock Wedding
…that make those stories come alive and immerse us in the reading experience. While endless description can be terribly boring and turn readers off, thoughtful, well-placed details really help to…
The #1 Reason You’ll Never Finish Writing Your Novel
…appear at a specific time, but you’re having trouble writing it, simply jot down some dialogue or description that indicates what will take place when you flesh out the scene….
5 Quick Fixes for a Story that Goes Wrong
…in some transitional links. A throwaway exchange of dialogue can often do it. For example: “I wonder how the cabin survived that bad storm, John?”|”We’d better take a look.”|“Next month?”|“Yeah,…
The Biggest Problem with Writing Advice
…you know Don’t use dialogue tags other than ‘said’ Avoid long passages of description Use all of your senses to describe things Make every single word count Get feedback on…
Finding Extraordinary Writing in an Ordinary Life
…description that you read. One of my favorite features on my new e-reader is the ability to highlight text and annotate as I go. My mother was a librarian, so…
7 Steps to Taming Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript
…twenty minutes perfecting the description of the turkey coming out of the oven. Small Rearrangements: This paragraph belongs better here, and that section could be deleted entirely–that sort of thing….
3 Signs Your Story’s Characters Are Too Perfect
…more realistic exchange. Here are 5 quick tips on writing good dialogue, and more great advice on how to make dialogue work. 3. Characters just happen to be in the…
Extreme Manuscript Makeover: Bare It All
…How you bring your characters to life Dialogue: The manner in which your characters speak to each other, and what they say Foreshadowing: Hints or clues as to major events…
April Eberhardt: Literary Agent for Change
…means participating in an online dialogue. “Speak intelligently on the web about your book, but about other books, too,” said Eberhardt. “Every writer needs to be a reader.” Here are…
