Writing Mechanics: Scene Structure as a Mini Novel
This month we wrap up our yearlong look at the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing. Editor Rachel Starr Thomson…
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Actions Speak Louder than Dialog Tags: Using Beats in Writing
This month our editors are taking a hard look at pesky adverbs and “weasel words”—our Fatal Flaw #11. Even a…
Writing “Personal” Description through Your POV Character
This month our editors are tackling Fatal Flaw #10 – Description Deficiencies. Too many manuscripts are lacking essential description–of characters,…
Telling the Whole Story: Fiction and the Problem of Underwriting
This month our editors are going to tackle Fatal Flaw #9—Underwriting. We looked at the perils of overwriting early in…
Dialog Writing 101: Conversational Mechanics
This month our editors are taking a hard and tough look at Fatal Flaw # 8: Flawed Dialog Construction. Dialog…
How Fiction Writers Can Ramp Up Tension and Pacing
This month our editors are going to tackle Fatal Flaw #7—Lack of Pacing and Tension. Rarely are fiction writers taught…
How Writers Can Be Storyshowers instead of Storytellers
Editor Rachel Starr Thomson dives into our new monthly fatal flaw: # 6 Telling, instead of Showing, Story . Writers often…
Whose Head? Point of View in Fiction
This month we begin looking at Fatal Flaw # 5: POV Violations. Fiction writers often violate POV (point of view) “rules,”…
Weaving It In: Backstory in Fiction
This week editor Rachel Starr Thomson tackles Fatal Flaw #4—Too Much Backstory. In this month’s posts, we’re looking at the pitfalls of dumping…
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