By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 My favorite go-to as a reader is a series. So it was no surprise that when I started writing, my story worlds poured out as …
NOVEL TIP: Who is Your Main Character’s Voice of Authority?
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt As we write our stories, we build a community around our characters that can include: family members neighbors best friends colleagues We often also include a …
What’s In a Character’s Name
By Dana R. Lynn, @DanaRLynn I love writing stories. Creating fun characters and giving them complex problems to solve makes me grin. And if I am wearing my suspense hat, …
How to Pick Your Setting
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong I invited my grown daughters over to make pizza with me last night, so I ran to a grocery store where I knew they sold …
Writing Miserable Characters Without Making Your Readers Miserable
By Janine Rosch, @janinerosche “Ryann Ashcroft rolled onto her back, clinched her arms across her stomach, and surrendered her breath into the dreary, gray sky. The newspaper had predicted snowfall …