5 Submission Tips from an Editorial Reader
Today’s guest post is by Charlotte Oakeby. In order to further my own literary skills, I recently decided to dip…
Raising the Stakes in Every Scene
Today’s guest post is by best-selling author DiAnn Mills. In the art of story writing, high stakes keep the reader…
Every Novel Scene Should Contain a Death
I hope that catchy title intrigues you. I’ll explain. I’ve launched my new online course Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers,…
The 3 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Characters
This month I’m launching my new online video course: Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers. Let me just share a tiny bit…
Mastering Emotion a Must for Fiction Writers
One of the biggest complaints I hear from literary agents is the manuscripts they read fail to move them. They…
Personal Coaching for Fiction Writers
NEW! Personal Coaching! Writing a novel is complex and requires a deep understanding of scene and novel structure. It always requires…
Action That Evokes Emotion in Your Readers
Have you ever read a passage in a novel that made you cry? Stirred up indignation? Real terror? I am…
Emotional Mastery – A Must for Fiction Writers
If you don’t master showing and evoking emotion in your fiction, you fail as a writer. It’s as simple as…
The Challenges of Believability in Writing Science Fiction
Today’s guest post is by William R. Leibowitz. It’s not called “science” and it’s not called “fiction.” It’s called “science…