Tiffany Yates Martin | Writers In The Storm

4 Questions to Ask When Writing Flashbacks

Guest Blogger — Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Tiffany Yates Martin gives tips on how to use flashbacks to bring your characters more fully to life, deepen reader investment, and make the story more vivid.

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ONE Tool That Transforms Your Writing

Guest Blogger — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:34:51 +0000

Tiffany Yates Martin shares an invaluable, nearly infallible, writing tool to generate infinite story ideas. It's FREE and it will transform your writing.

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Criticism versus Critique

Guest Blogger — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:05:00 +0000

No creative soul likes receiving negative feedback on their work—no matter what we might tell you. Uber-editor Tiffany Yates Martin shares tips for getting the constructive feedback you need.

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How Specifics Make Your Stories Universal

Guest Blogger — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:50:40 +0000

Just as we as writers can’t address the possible weaknesses in our stories until we understand exactly what they are, readers can’t fully engage with those stories without a clear, concrete, granular sense of detail.
Yet one of the observations I most frequently make with authors’ manuscripts in my editing work is that key elements may lack impact because they feel vague or generalized.

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Setting Your Stories Amid a Pandemic World

Guest Blogger — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:06:00 +0000

Tiffany Yates Martin shares advice from writing industry professionals about setting your book during a pandemic.

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