If you’ve hung around My Book Therapy for any length of time, you know we focus a lot on crafting a novel. If you’re new to MBT, we are about …
Brainstorming Strategy #7 – Brainstorming Stakes
As you begin to write each scene, determining the character goals is essential, but without stakes the goals will have no impact on your reader. What are stakes? Stakes are …
Quick Skills: NaNoWriMo Scene Starter Infographic
Sally asked me for a Scene Starter Graphic to help her as she builds her scenes for NaNoWriMo. If you haven’t joined the MBT WriMo Celebration yet, sign up for …
Dealing With Disappointment: Part 4: By the Bootstraps
We’ve come a long way in these last few weeks. I know some of you have received wonderful news of an offer from an agent or editor. Others have new …
Storytelling vs. Backstory
We’re continuing to blog questions from blog readers and MBT Voices. If you have a question, be sure to email me at Rachel@mybooktherapy.com. So, here’s today’s question. Q: How do …