By Mollie Joy Rushmeyer, @mollierushmeyer As writers, we often hear “write what you know”—although we might choose not to. Maybe we want to explore a topic, a career, a period …
What’s The Point?
by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @MchelleAleckson As authors we talk a lot about goals. The main character needs a clear goal for a story to have any momentum. Goals can present themselves as …
Writing Advice Every Successful Author Knows
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Charles Dickens wanted to pen something different. By 1859, he’d written character-heavy novels that were so successful, the books were named after the lead such as …
Adding Muscle to Your Story Skeleton Part 2
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Back in November, I wrote a post called Your Story Skeleton Part One and shared a simplified overview of the story skeleton. Having a strong story …
Your Story Skeleton Part One
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Our bodies’ skeletal systems are essential for creating the framework or structure for our bodies. Without joints, we wouldn’t be able to bend and move efficiently. …