Wouldn’t it be nice if you could plot your entire story by asking one question? You can. Last time we talked about the Storycrafting Checklist, or everything that has to …
A Storycrafting Checklist
Do you have all the pieces of a brilliant novel? Before we dive into our storycrafting checklist, let’s talk about the debate between character driven and plot driven novels. Character …
Holiday non-writing, writing tips
Let’s be honest—you’re not writing during the Christmas season. Neither am I. With all the glitter, the Christmas-sing-alongs, the baking and the general melee of the season, congealing your thoughts …
NaNoWriMo Scene Starter!
[So—like you all, I’m writing a book in month with NaNoWriMo! Just to encourage myself, I dragged out this conversation I had with an aspiring author on how to keep …
Allie Pleiter Shares 5 Steps to Meeting Your Deadline The Chunky Way
From Susie May: Hey gang! I’m super excited to post about this cool method for getting your writing done from awesome author and writing teacher Allie Pleiter! check out her …