You’ve spent hours building the perfect world for your characters to move through. It’s got every imaginative element you’ve ever wanted, and it’s got the rules and the structure it needs to remain believable in all its fantasy and magic. But now you’re up against another challenge: How do you introduce the audience to your world without overwhelming them with exposition?
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It’s the question you should ask yourself about every scene in your novel, and as with so many things in writing (and life), it’s not quite as simple as it sounds.
Read moreWriter's Block: Over, Around, and Through
Writer’s block is among the most frustrating obstacles writers face. Even more frustrating, however, is the advice we can find online to push through it. It’s all about taking walks, finding a new environment, getting some exercise, or calling old friends. Basically, distracting yourself and hoping lightning will strike when you least expect it.
Read moreScheduling Downtime is the Most Important Thing a Writer Can Do
Any time I'm helping a client race to meet an ominous deadline, the piece of the writing process I fight hardest to protect is downtime.
Read moreOutlining Your Novel
While many writers love the structure of an outline to help them push through their novels in an organized, step-by-step manner, others get claustrophobic at the mere mention of the word.
Read moreBuilding Worlds from Scratch
the thing about magical worlds is, no matter how far removed they are from reality, they have laws, too. There’s status, governance, basic infrastructure. There are rules — both political and metaphysical — governing the use of magic.
Read moreGetting to Know Your Characters
How to get to know your characters better than you know yourself.
Read moreWhy Every Author Needs an Editor
When you've lived too long in the monkey house, it's hard to smell the poop.
Read moreChannillo: A Digital Publishing Platform for Writers
The concept is fairly simple: authors apply to publish their content in serial format on the site, and readers pay a monthly fee that allows them to follow and read several stories at a time.
Read moreSpecial Critique Rate for NaNoWriMo Authors!
You survived NaNoWriMo! And, what's more, you have a great new manuscript to show for it! First, celebrate. Then, edit. I'm here to help.
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