A Look at Masterful Setting Description
Masterful writing must seep into every corner of a novel. We looked briefly at the description of characters in the…
Masterful Verbs and Adjectives Part 2
Last week we looked at some of the creative usages of nouns, verbs, and adjectives by my favorite author Patricia…
Masterful Uses of Verbs and Adjectives
One of the adages I learned from my whacky high school English teacher was this: use strong nouns and verbs….
Character Wounds and Emotions: The Danger of Digging Too Deep
Today’s guest post is by Becca Puglisi. With the release of our latest book, Angela and I have been flitting…
A Look at Masterful Character Description Part 4
We’ve been looking at masterful character description over these last weeks, and I hope you notice one thing in particular:…
A Look at Masterful Character Description Part 3
Character description is a crucial part of fiction, yet, it appears that few writers give it much attention. And that’s…
5 Simple Practices to Eliminate Writer’s Block and Attract Creative Ideas
Today’s post is by Mukesh Mani. How wonderful it feels to be in that zone, where you are totally lost…
A Look at Masterful Character Description Part 2
Let me begin this week’s post, a continuation of looking at masterful character description, by lifting this paragraph from last…
A Look at Masterful Character Description
We began this series on masterful writing last week by taking a look at James Lee Burke’s wonderful character descriptions….