Craft
Ask Better Questions & Get Better Answers to Grow Your Craft & Career
Smart writers do their homework—whether that means looking it up or asking an expert. Here’s how to make the most of every opportunity. to grow.
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Charting a Fictional Timeline
Does anyone really know what time it is? Certainly readers of your novel shouldn’t be confused. Editor Dana Isaacson shows how some writers avoid timeline confusion.
Read MoreA writer is only a writer if he can write now, tonight, this minute.
Charles Bukowski
THE GRAND ENTRANCE: How to introduce your protagonist so that readers care
First impressions count, in fiction as in life. You have one chance to introduce your protagonist in a way that endears readers—and you should make the most of it.
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ANATOMY OF A STORY IDEA
A story is only as good as the idea on which it’s based. But coming up with a story-worthy idea that can sustain a 400-page narrative is hard enough; add in the demand for high-concept plots in today’s tough marketplace and the challenge becomes all the more difficult. Here’s how one writer does it.
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How to Write an International Thriller
What better way to amp up your novel than an international/ foreign setting, where literally everything is different from a reader’s daily, humdrum life? Damyanti Biswas has five quick tips to make them work.
Read MoreNever give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Secret to Writing About The Secret Service
You’ve decided to make your protagonist a Secret Service Agent, now what? Even if you’ve never served in the Secret Service, you can still write with authority and create an authentic, powerful hero. Read on to learn how!
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How to Write A Powerful, Enticing, Intriguing, Amazing Opening Line For Your Novel
You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, and a novel’s opening line is an author’s first impression with a reader. When executed properly, a masterful opening will hook your reader and set the tone for the entire book.
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The Career Authors 11: Samantha Downing
The author of the smash breakout hit My Lovely Wife is back with a new novel—and her answers to our 11 most burning questions.
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