Facing Burnout
Many authors don’t believe that there is such a thing as “Writer’s Block.” They will gleefully point out that plumbers don’t have plumber’s block, and
Many authors don’t believe that there is such a thing as “Writer’s Block.” They will gleefully point out that plumbers don’t have plumber’s block, and
New writers are often told, “Show, don’t tell.” Normally this piece of advice is given when a writer gives a vague description. He might say,
Recently, I was reading a thriller by a bestselling author I’ve long been a fan of and I found a problem: the characters pretty much
In every story there are turning points, moments in time where the characters are forced into a new course of action and thus get unexpected
Let’s say I have a young woman. Her name is Kate, and she must get to Tabith. What kinds of obstacles might she face? Here
There are all kinds of fantasy novels. If you’re a genre writer, the first one that you might think of is Sword and Sorcery, or
Frequently I see new writers make mistakes in their writing by choosing the wrong writing tools for the job. Now, the writing tools that I’m
When I’m looking at a story, one of the simple things I look at is setting. There are so many aspects to a setting, so
Many writers never have a problem with writer’s block, and so we sometimes say, “There’s no such thing.” But that’s not quite right. The truth
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