How to Use Setting to Reveal Character
All of us are impacted by setting. Every place we’ve been has made an imprint on us in some way,…
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Make 2024 the Year to Be a Masterful Writer!
How is that novel-writing going? One reason writers procrastinate is they haven’t taken the time to master the skills. If…
How to Determine the Age of Your Target Reader
I wrote this post many years ago, but I continue to see a lot of problems with manuscripts that appear…
How to Add a “Secret” Ingredient to Your Story Premise
Your story premise needs to be compelling if you want to entice readers and keep them reading your book. Premise…
A Pig with a Thematic Purpose
Here’s another post on theme from 10 years ago. Theme is so important to your story, so I hope you…
Getting “Slick” with Your Novel’s Theme
I thought, for fun, we might revisit some posts I wrote 10 years ago on theme. Enjoy! I want to…
The Art of Masterful Fiction Dialogue
Writing great dialogue is probably the hardest skill fiction writers need to acquire. If you’ve tried your hand at it,…
The Essential 3 M’s of Character Setup
This post originally ran on Jane Friedman’s blog. Understanding these “3 M’s” is crucial if you want to craft believable…
Emotional Mastery – A Must for Fiction Writers
If you don’t master showing and evoking emotion in your fiction, you fail as a writer. It’s as simple as…
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