Craft
Catch Readers With The Unexpected
No matter what you’re writing, there’s one surefire way to catch readers’ attention: Give ’em something unexpected. Try these 5 ways to shake up your story.
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Unblock Writers Block with “The Write-Out”
A fun and useful tool for you or your writers group, “The Write Out” method is designed to hush your inner critic and jumpstart your creativity.
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Should Your Book Have a Prologue?
Does your novel need an electrifying prologue to jump-start its plot? Editor Dana Isaacson discusses the pros and cons of prologues.
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Philip Roth
CONFESSIONS OF A BEACH WRITER: One Writer’s Story
Writing on a beach sounds like a good plan, but plans go awry. Novelist C. Michele Dorsey on her search for the best place to write, one beach at a time.
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FINISH THAT FIRST DRAFT! A Round-Up of Tips & Tricks, Courtesy of Hemingway, Lamott, King, and More….
Getting that first draft down on paper can be tough. Here are a dozen ways to help you succeed in writing your first draft, from word one to The End.
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Writing from Multiple Points of View
Multiple points of view are fun and engaging for both the reader and the writer. Award-winning author Kris Calvin says: there are pitfalls to that structure, and she offers a strategy to avoid them.
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Career Authors Round Table: On Inspiration
Join us for our first Career Authors Round Table Discussion on Inspiration.
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How to Write Amazing Action Scenes (Part 2 of 2)
Nothing gets a reader’s palms sweating, nerves tingling, and heart racing like a well-crafted action scene. Join us for Part 2 of our series on how to amp up your next novel with a killer action sequences!
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On Writing About Life or Death
Writing fiction about real-life issues can be a humbling, intimidating process. Here’s how to rise to the occasion—and do your story justice.
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Show AND Tell
“Show, don’t tell”? Superstar book editor Brenda Copeland says effective writing is more complicated than that. Scene and summary, action and interiority are vital to any good book.
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