Hank Phillippi Ryan, Author at Career Authors • Page 2 of 38

"Characters are born not of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor, containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility. The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them and equally horrified by them."

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Deconstructing Chapter One

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jul 24, 2023 | Craft

Does every word you write have a purpose? Every paragraph? USA Today Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan demonstrates how to go through your manuscript and ask: Why is this necessary in my novel? What work does it do?

WRITING PROMPT: Vacation

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 23, 2023 | Writing Prompts

Writing prompt: How long has it been since your character had a vacation? Why is...

Page One Pitfalls: Hank’s No-Fail Checklist

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 19, 2023 | Publishing

USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan has discovered the top mistakes new authors make in their manuscripts. If you read about them now–even if you are a veteran author–you won’t make them on your pages.