4 Key Ways to Improve Tension and Pacing in Your Novel
Pacing and tension aren’t always easy for writers to assess in their scenes. How can you tell if your scene…
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Showing Your Scenes through Your Characters’ Senses
One of the reasons readers willingly immerse themselves in a story is to be transported. Whether it’s to another planet,…
Master Your Novel’s 10 Key Scenes
I never planned to write books on novel structure. Nor create online video courses to help teach writers how to…
A Deep Dive into POV
One of the most important decisions a writer has to make is regarding what POV she will use for her…
Handling Backstory in Dialogue in Your Opening Pages
So many new writers start their books with pages—even chapters—of backstory. They want to tell the reader all about the…
How Novelists Can Say More with Less
Less is more. More impacting. More riveting. More intriguing. Throughout history, marriages have failed and wars have been won or…
Scene Mastery Boot Camp ~ Geyserville, California
There’s still time to sign up for our Scene Mastery Boot Camp set in the heart of California’s gorgeous wine country!…
6 Destructive Thoughts That Stop You from Writing—and How to Slay Them
Today’s guest post is by Dan Brotzel. We all lament the lack of time we have for creative work. But…
The Character Arc in Six Specific Stages
Here’s a post I wrote for Writers Helping Writers some months back that I’d like to share with you. As…
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