How Novelists Can Infuse Their Scenes with Color
On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from Color to Shape Your…
3 Hard Truths I’ve Learned about Novel Writing
Anyone who’s written a novel—or attempted one—can attest to the level of difficulty involved. Some of you are presently in…
A Look at 8 Key Male Archetypes for Your Novel
While we don’t want to create cookie-cutter stereotyped characters, learning about archetypes can be tremendously helpful in character development. We’ve…
Want to Be a Great Writer? Then Don’t Neglect This!
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at an excerpt from a previous post titled Do Writers Really Have to Learn All…
4 Ways to Use Humor in Your Fiction
Humor is one of the most diverse tools in the writer’s toolbox, making it unfortunate that so few people make…
Developing a Strong Novel Concept Starting with an Archetype
We’ve been starting to explore archetypes on Monday’s section on novel writing. I talked about some of the basic archetypes…
How to Create a Powerful Image System for Your Novel
On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from How Novelists Can Create…
4 Ways to Subtly and Tastefully Present Theme in Your Novel
I find it curious that when I do a Google search for theme in fiction or novels, it’s hard…
Questions to Help You Come Up with Archetypes and Character Arcs
Why would a writer plan to use archetypes when crafting a short story or a novel? Because archetypes bring tremendous…