April 2nd, 2021
13 Ways Your Writing Inspiration Already Surrounds You
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Kris Maze | Writer's Life
By Kris Maze
Writing Inspiration arrives like a lightning bolt and disappears like a mist, but we can replenish this elusive entity each day with our surroundings. When I examined my workspace for writing 'fuel', I found many ways it helps me coax the words onto the page.… Read the post
March 10th, 2021
What Doomscrolling is Doing to Your Writing Creativity
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Blogging Guests | Colleen Story
by Colleen M. Story
Is “doomscrolling” hurting your writing creativity?
If you haven’t heard of the term, it describes the act of consuming a lot of negative information at once, typically online.
It’s become more popular over the past year, but it could ruin your writing sessions.… Read the post
February 15th, 2021
Backstory: Dodging the Info Dump
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Blogging Guests | Writing Craft
by Lori Freeland
My favorite line from Tangled is when Flynn Rider tells Rapunzel, “I don’t do backstory.” To me, it sets the tone for who he is and how he’s going to change. His past is his past, and he refuses to dump it on anyone—even himself.… Read the post
February 28th, 2018
5 Quick Ways To Shift Description and Setting Into Deep POV
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Blogging Guests | Writing Craft
One aspect of writing in Deep POV that’s often overlooked or downplayed is the importance of filtering setting and description through your point of view character (POVC). Remember, in Deep POV you want to avoid drawing conclusions for readers. Don’t tell readers what to think, give them your POVCs raw data and let readers come to their own verdict about how the POVC feels, what they’re observing, and the world they live in.… Read the post
October 5th, 2015
10 Tips For a Strong Protagonist
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Writing Craft
I’ve been reading some manuscripts lately that have trouble sorting out the protagonist, so this seems worthy of a blog. The protagonist—your central character—needs to be worthy of a story. The protagonist also needs enough going on to carry the story.… Read the post
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