Deduce or Induce? It’s Elementary, Watson …
Whether or not Sherlock Holmes ever said “Elementary, Watson” is debatable. What’s not in question is Holmes’s keen powers of…
Backstory in Action
This week editor Robin Patchen tackles Fatal Flaw #4—Too Much Backstory. In this month’s posts, we’ve been looking at the pitfalls…
Give Your Readers a Ride They’ll Never Forget
Today’s guest post is by suspense author Erika Mitchell: When I was ten, a family friend took me to Disneyland….
Here Lies—An Epithet or an Epitaph?
Here are a couple of closely related words that you don’t want to confuse: epitaph and epithet—especially when it comes…
The Two-Edged Sword of Backstory in Dialog
This week editor Christy Distler tackles Fatal Flaw #4—Too Much Backstory. In this month’s posts, we’ve been looking at the…
Push the Boundaries to Create Believable Scenes and Characters in the Legal World
Today’s post wraps up our extensive series taking a hard look at some of the professions fiction writers might choose…
To Apostrophe or Not—That Is the Question
Sometimes punctuation is a matter of context. Attributive vs. possessive nouns are a case in point. Is the second Sunday…
How the Rule of Three Can Help Writers Avoid Backstory Slumps
This week editor Linda Clare tackles Fatal Flaw #4—Too Much Backstory. In this month’s posts, we’re looking at the pitfalls of dumping…
A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Sitting on the Bench
Today’s post is part of a series on professionals sharing tips and expertise in order to help novelists convey accuracy in…