8 Most Popular Writing Books with Our Readers
From time to time, we recommend writing books, and we find that some are popular with our readers. Following are the most popular how-to-write books purchased by our readers in the last six months on Amazon, the first half of 2015*…
Don’t Speak: The Power of What’s Left Unsaid When Crafting Dialogue
Consider, in particular, the ‘power moments’ between characters: apologies, confessions, declarations of love—these are the areas where silence can be golden. Here are a few techniques to help achieve it…
The Hardest Part of Writing Good Character Arcs—and How You Can Make It Look Easy!
One of the most common reasons for over-complicating a character arc is just that: we’re over-complicating it. And we’re doing so simply because we’re missing out on one of the most basic truths of creating change within a character…
How Novelists Can Make “Unbelievable” Stories Feel Real
Why do audiences and readers “believe” these fictional stories, and just what does credibility really mean in the make-believe world of movies and fiction? Understanding the answer can help storytellers—novelists and screenwriters alike—tell stories that feel wholly credible, despite fantastical components…
3 Ways to Test the Tension and Pacing in Your Scenes
This week, let’s take a look at the ways pacing and tension play out at the scene level. Your first draft may contain lots of unnecessary scenes. But when you revise, test your draft against these three points when deciding if a scene should stay or be cut (or reworked)…
Ambition, Writing Tips And Being An Indie At #ThrillerFest15
You can skim this post and find a lot of excellent little tidbits–whether you write thrillers or not.
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