Time Transitions in Fiction
Not acknowledging the passage of time can leave readers confused about “when” they are in the story.
Writers Provide Service to Readers
You, as a writer, are providing a valuable service to readers.
Never doubt it!
Google Forms for Beta Readers
Identify what your ideal reader looks like?
Ellipses aka Drama Dots
I recently heard someone call ellipses drama dots, and now I want to rename them. Drama dots sounds much more intriguing.
Stage Directions
Readers need to know where characters are located in a scene as well as what the characters are doing.
Writer’s Block, Part 2
If changing your mindset is not enough to get through writers block, here are a few practical tools.
Writer’s Block, Part 1 (of 2)
Writer’s block is showing up because it has a message for you.
How do you decipher the message?
Beta Readers
Beta readers are early readers who give you feedback after you’ve gone through developmental editing.
The Very Sweary Dictionary
I know many writers are swearbears. Nothing can make a writer cuss louder than an unexpected Word update just when they’ve hit a writing groove and all the words are flowing easily.
Pantsers and Plotters
Pantsers are writers who do not write with a plan. Outlines feel like handcuffs. They sit at the keyboard just to see what happens next, or who will show up.