Margie Lawson has gathered some of the best writing rules from: Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Maya Angelou, Jack London, Elmore Leonard, and Neil Gaiman.

Margie Lawson has gathered some of the best writing rules from: Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Maya Angelou, Jack London, Elmore Leonard, and Neil Gaiman.
The goal of deep POV is to entirely remove the narrator/author voice and immerse the reader in the character’s lived experience of the story as it happens.
In part 2 we look at weaving the backstory, planning a civilization, inventing tech, and character development, with the science that solves or creates trouble.
Authors know they need a website. But did you know there are different types of websites? Lisa walks us through the different options.
Want to know why readers put down your books? Lynette M. Burrows discusses six common character problems that make readers put books down and how to fix them.
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