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 …
How to Conduct Research for Your Novel’s Setting When You Can’t Be There
By Carrie L. Weston, @carrieallbooks Many of us have seen it–social media posts of our favorite authors on a “research trip” to England, Greece, or some other location where they …
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 …
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 …