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 …
The Right—and Left—Way to Plan For Writers’ Conferences
Sarah Sundin, @sarahsundin Are you a left-brained, list-making, analyzing writer? Are you a right-brained, creative, spontaneous writer? Some combination? If you’re attending a writers’ conference, engage both halves of your brain …
Follow the Leader
by Andrea Christenson, @AndreaC_Author One of my daughters has a habit that drives me crazy. When we are walking together anywhere, she will always trail behind me by a half …
Healing Your Character’s Emotional Wound
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Walking onto the page, your character has goals with stakes, and your job as the author is to prevent him/her from achieving those goals right away. …