Image by Shutterstock How to Describe Characters So readers are asking what your characters look like. Here's what to do. January 20, 2023January 19, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 413: Conveying Time This is no time to argue about time! January 8, 2023January 5, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Diane Fisher
Six Places to Trim Slow Prose Are you going on too long? Here's what to look for. December 2, 2022December 8, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: What Swear Words Can I Use? Submitted by Nick, answered by Oren Ashkenazi November 21, 2022November 17, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Ten Ways to Inspire Your Description Your subconscious isn't the only source of great ideas. November 11, 2022November 15, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Inspiration, Writing
Lessons From the Entitled Writing of Yarnsworld The floor is down, bears are real, and women are not possessions. October 28, 2022October 27, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Social Justice, Writing
Why You Should Consider Present Tense It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it has advantages. October 21, 2022October 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Six Ways to Add Emotion to Your Narration Is your viewpoint character coming off as heartless? Here's how to fix it. September 16, 2022September 22, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 381: Paragraphs You don't even notice it until it's gone. May 29, 2022May 27, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Diane Fisher
Lessons From the Summary Writing of Illuminae Does this novel redefine the form, or does it have bad form? May 20, 2022May 27, 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
Five Tips for Avoiding Disorientation in Your Opening Hook While readers are sorting out what you're saying, they can't appreciate your story. April 29, 2022May 24, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Lessons from the Empty Writing of The Alchemyst Check out this book about Nicholas Flamel. Did you know it's about Nicholas Flamel? March 25, 2022April 30, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
How Useful Are Jonathan Franzen’s Ten Rules for Novelists? Genre critic vs. literary author! February 19, 2022December 2, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Commentary, Writing
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
Five Tips for Reviving Bland Prose Readers want entertaining narration, but how do you make it entertaining? January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: Can I Use Script Format for Dialogue? Submitted by Dave L, answered by Oren Ashkenazi January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 in Writing
Episode 363: Verbs We must all appreciate the hard working verb. January 23, 2022July 25, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Episode 359: Metaphors and Similes We're in the “similes are metaphors” camp. December 26, 2021December 23, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Lessons From the Vague Writing of The Remnant Chronicles Marketing buzzwords vs the story: the battle begins. December 24, 2021April 6, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Writing
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