By Pepper Basham, @pepperbasham I LOVE writing humor. The idea that a reader grins or (even better) laughs at something my characters say or do is a wonderful feeling. But …
Show, Don’t Tell: The Power of Body Language
By Tara Johnson, @TaraMinistry One of my favorite shows is The Behavior Panel on Youtube. Four body language experts who are psychologists, served in law enforcement, or worked in the …
Nitty Gritty Tips for Writing a Novel
by Heidi Main, @HeidiMain Once you have the SEQ’s for your characters and you’ve walked through the Lindy Hop and you know what you’re going to write, you’re set to …
Healing Your Character’s Emotional Wound
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Walking onto the page, your character has goals with stakes, and your job as the author is to prevent him/her from achieving those goals right away. …
Lessons God Teaches Authors When Creating Characters
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka The idea of creating characters was the one thing that kept me from jumping into fiction writing for, well, decades. One of the first writing lessons I heard …