Revision can be tough. Sometimes it’s hard to take a good, clear look at what you’ve written. Here are some good tips to get you started on the revision process: […]
5 Ways to Round Out Your Characters
It’s not enough just to invent a character. You have to breathe life into that imaginary person. Here are five ways you can do this – and how to show […]
What is a Scene?
Many writers, especially new writers, have trouble with scenes. They can picture the beginning of their story and the end, but what comes between gets a little hazy. The key […]
Short-Short: The Math
Shawn Coyne’s Story Grid has a great article on the mathematics of storytelling. It’s got everything from how long your book should be to how to break it down into […]
Plot or Character Driven?
Are you a plot-driven or character-driven writer? By this I mean what sorts of stories do you typically write? It all depends on what sorts of questions you ask. Do […]
Action: The Fight Scene
Writing an action scene isn’t as easy as it sounds sometimes. Take the fight scene, for example. It’s not enough to write “He punched the man in the face.” Your […]
Writing Good Action Scenes
Good actions scenes can be tricky. You want to show enough of the action to give a vivid image, but not get bogged down in description. To start with, you […]
Short-Short: The Snowflake Method
THIS is a great article on writing a novel by building it up like a snowflake.
Book Give-Away
10,000 Likes already! Wow, what a great bunch of fans you guys are. The lads are giving away some swag again – Chance is donating a deck of cards […]
Story/Character Arc
The arc of a story is the overall plot of the whole thing – from exposition to denouement. The character arc is how the character changes within that story. Your […]