Surprises and Revelations
6 Ways to Add Surprise to Your Writing Hollywood loves a “reveal.” That’s a moment where a bit of information that has been withheld from the audience is suddenly revealed onscreen. You’ve seen it a hundred times in the movies, often handled poorly. In the latest movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the […]
Creating Incredible Characters
If you’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo this year (It’s never too late to start!), or even if you’re a Dungeon Master trying to create NPC’s, I’m sure you’ve noticed that creating characters can be difficult. Thankfully, I can help.
Working with Editors on Super Writers Tuesday
Today’s question is “How do you reconcile when you want to get a book published but the editors interested in your book want to change things you want to keep?”
Getting into the Creative Mood
Put the record on and play a little Glenn Miller. It’s time to get In the Mood to write.
Five Tips to Increase Your Brain Power
Here are some ideas to help you increase your ability to write and to brainstorm.
Be Excited
The most productive writers, I’ve noticed, aren’t necessarily the ones with the most talent or the greatest skills. They may not be the most physically fit or even the most motivated. The most productive writers are the ones who get excited by their work.
Writing Tips: Motivation vs. Habit
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit keeps you going.
How to Write a Better Book: Finding the Poetics
How many new writers take the proper care with their words? How many truly listen?
Writing Wonder the Audiobook
The audiobook release of Writing Wonder is coming soon.
Writing Tips: How to Feed Your Readers
As writers, we often struggle to learn how to entertain readers, to hook them into our stories, to please wide audiences, to keep them hanging onto our every word.