by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell My advice is often repeated back to me. Well, the bad advice is, anyway. “Switch genres.” What, I said that? “Try to sell your book on …
Setting: Your Camouflaged Secondary Character
By Mollie Joy Rushmeyer, @mollierushmeyer We hear a lot about using deep POV, all of the five senses, showing emotion through actions instead of telling how the character feels, ramping …
Add the 5 Senses to Your Novel
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt As novelists, we’re told to weave five senses into our stories. To ensure our readers know what our characters see, hear, taste, smell, and touch. May …
The Right—and Left—Way to Plan For Writers’ Conferences
Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin Are you a left-brained, list-making, analyzing writer? Are you a right-brained, creative, spontaneous writer? Some combination? If you’re attending a writers’ conference, engage both halves of your brain …
I Have Heard Your Cry
By Hannah Currie, @hannah_currie_author I don’t know about the rest of you but life has seemed pretty overwhelming these past few years. My normal coping mechanisms have flown out the …