Lessons From the Summary Writing of Illuminae Does this novel redefine the form, or does it have bad form? May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Writing
Episode 378: Epistolary Stories Write a letter to your readers. May 8, 2022May 5, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
How to Include Thoughts From Multiple Characters Without Head-Hopping Trying to fit two heads in one scene can come with consequences. February 11, 2022February 10, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
The Problem With Multiple Viewpoints Why we're so cranky about a writing practice that's considered normal. October 22, 2021October 21, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Q&A: Should I Use a Single POV in a Story About Two Siblings? Answered by Chris Winkle August 23, 2021August 26, 2021 in Writing
What Do Writers Need to Describe? If you don't describe the right things in right order, it can break immersion and jar readers. August 20, 2021August 19, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: Can I Conceal Information in a First-Person Viewpoint? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi July 5, 2021August 26, 2021 in Writing
Nine Ways to Describe Your Viewpoint Character It can be difficult to integrate self-description without sounding forced. November 20, 2020June 14, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 276: Internal Narration Well, if you're using words to communicate, you have to use words to communicate. May 24, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Making the Most of Your Narrative Premise How is your story being told to the reader, and how can you take advantage of that? March 27, 2020July 6, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: What Should I Do With a Character Who Won’t Be Relevant Until Later? Answered by Chris Winkle March 23, 2020August 26, 2021 in Storytelling
Q&A: How Do I Write From a Dazed Character’s Perspective? Answered by Chris Winkle March 9, 2020August 26, 2021 in Writing
Lessons From the Purple Writing of The Witcher Monsters have nothing on the horrors of confusing wordcraft and muddled description. February 15, 2020September 8, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Five Ways to Make Multiple Viewpoints More Engaging How to avoid carelessness when juggling more than one POV. December 13, 2019July 15, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Narrating a Close Point of View Bring your readers closer to feeling like the story is happening to them. March 22, 2019October 7, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: How Do I Keep a Second Point of View Relevant? Answered by Chris Winkle March 18, 2019August 26, 2021 in Storytelling
Lessons From The Maze Runner’s Point of View Disaster Master perspective before it masters you. February 1, 2019December 3, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Six Common Wordcraft Mistakes in Manuscripts We see these issues over and over again during editing. January 11, 2019October 7, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 202: Omniscient Narration December 23, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Ariel Anderson
Episode 196: Dramatic Irony We get old school with a discussion of some ancient Greek tragedies. November 11, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
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