Keeping Your Speakers StraightHere are some tips for using simple mechanics to help readers keep the speaker straight.
Show, Don't TellEvery writer has heard this advice: Show, don't tell. It's all over the online writing communities and is often presented as some sort of...
Said is NOT DeadWhen writing dialogue, it can feel like you are writing an endless stream of names, pronouns, and dialogue tags. It can be a delicate...
Using Showing to Write Compelling DialogueA conversation which doesn’t effect the story, no matter how dynamic, realistic, and well-written, will feel like an unnecessary aside.
Filtering the World through a PoV CharacterOne common mistake that writers make is to describe the character sensing or thinking about things, rather than to describe them directly.
Making a Main Character LikeableThe main character is the thread that pulls the the plot forward. They are the point of view that readers are getting the story from.
The Basics of Plot: Inciting IncidentThe inciting incident is where you make the promises to your readers about what is going to happen in the climax.
The Basics of Plot Editing part 2A good story needs more than a beginning and an ending. The connecting moments make up most of your plot.
The Basics of Plot Editing: ClimaxThe climax is the most important part of every plot. It should be the moment that everything builds up to from the very first page.
How to Give Feedback to a WriterIt can be terrifying to share your work. Getting feedback can be frustrating and embarrassing, or it can be really helpful and reassuring.
Why Main Characters MatterBooks are fun because they can get inside other people’s heads. You can experience another life through another person.
Beginning Your BookWhoever you’re trying to impress (an agent, a publisher, or even a reader), the beginning of your book is your one and only chance.
Writing Resources If you don’t see the topic you’re looking for on my blog yet, I have made a list of some of my favorite writing advice.