4 Key Ways to Ramp Up Tension and Pacing in Your Fiction
This month we’ve been looking at pacing and tension, the fiction writer’s Fatal Flaw #7. This isn’t always easy for…
Hacking Your Reader’s Brain
Today’s guest post is by Jeff Gerke, award-winning author, former book publisher, and writing instructor. I heard Jeff give a…
Understanding the Subsequent Consequences
Actions have consequences. How often have you heard that? But is it of any consequence if you use consequently and…
Layering Tension in Happyland
This month we’ve been attacking Fatal Flaw #7—Lack of Pacing and Tension. Tension is crucial in a story. Without it, readers…
Targeting Genre with the KDSPY Kindle App
Recently I wrote some posts on targeting genre for big sales, as this is a topic that I’ve been very…
Do You Connote What I’m Denoting?
Where do you look to find the meaning of a word? A dictionary, of course. There you will find all…
Tension and Pacing Through Conflict and Emotional Narrative
This month we’ve been attacking Fatal Flaw #7—Lack of Pacing and Tension. Tension is crucial in a story. Without it, readers…
How Novelists Can Make “Unbelievable” Stories Feel Real
I’m honored to have Michael Hauge share a guest post with Live Write Thrive today. Michael has been a top Hollywood…
Incisive, Decisive, Concise, and Precise
Here are some adjectives that might befuddle you. Often writers interchange the words precise and concise, but there is a…