If we’re ever going to find happiness as writers, we have to understand what success means to each of us as individuals.
Why Your Stakes Shouldn’t Be Too High
This week’s video cautions against raising stakes beyond the scope and established conflict of your story.
What’s Your Writing Personality?
A quick look at all four personalities to help writers identify into which categories they prominently fall and how to make the most of them.
How to Keep Your Fight Scenes Interesting
This week’s video talks about the pitfalls of writing fight scenes in the age of blockbuster movies, as well as some tips for keeping the action tense and engaging.
Most Common Mistakes Series: Are You Skipping the Best Parts?
Sometimes, without even realizing it, writers can end up skipping the best parts and leaving readers growling their frustration.
When Not to Show the Action
This week’s video uses an example from Jim Butcher’s fantasy Academ’s Fury to illustrate how to avoid unneeded action scenes.
Professional Resources For Writers
Today, I’d like to present a list of my go-to people. Unless noted otherwise, these are all folks with whom I’ve worked personally and whose services I highly recommend. Whether you’re wanting to publish traditionally or independently, chances are these talented people will be able to help you achieve your goals.
Yet Another Pitfall of Multi-POV Stories
In this video, K.M. Weiland discusses the problem of POVs taking up too much space with too few plot points.
Why Story Beginnings and Endings Must Be Linked
The beginning and the ending are two halves of the same whole. In some senses, they’re mirror images of one another. The beginning asks a question, and the ending answers it. This is the key. If the ending fails to answer the specific question set out in the beginning, the whole book will fail.
Why the Adverb Isn’t as Dead as Mark Twain Would Like
In this video, K.M. Weiland points out three reasons writers need to be even more dedicated in stamping out the dreaded adverb.