Tips to Turn Sketchy Writing into Robust Prose
Writers are hounded with the admonition to “show, don’t tell,” which is not easily done well. Showing requires learning masterful…
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Starting Your Scenes with a Bang!
Openings are a science unto themselves, be they openings for an entire book, for a chapter, or for a scene….
How to Take Your Writing from Good to Great
Most of us writers aren’t content with just being mediocre. Just writing so-so books. I’d like to think most writers…
The Perils of Purple Prose
This post is an excerpt from the book 5 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing. Robin Patchen…
8 Elements That Get Readers Invested in Your Story
Today’s guest post is by Stefan Emunds. Readers don’t just invest money but also time and effort. They suspend their…
10 Tips to Writing True-Life Stories
Today’s guest post is by Brit Haines. Writing true-life stories is cathartic. The process is healing, and authors often say…
5 Tips to Help You Write Imperfectly
Today’s guest post is by Adrian Johansen. As a writer, when you envision something you want to compose, it’s always…
Capture your Creativity by Journaling
Today’s guest post is by author and writing coach Catharine Bramkamp. As writers we often start our day scrubbing in…
How to Make Your Sentences More Descriptive
Today’s guest post is by Jordan Conrad. The purpose of writing is to communicate information. This is true for writing…
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