By Liz Bradford, @LBradfordwrites “Nope. I don’t want to write that. No way.” Those were the words that exited my mouth as I talked to God about a new novel …
Calm the Chaos in Your Manuscript With Bugs Bunny
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I’ve studied Looney Tunes for four decades. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, and so many more characters, …
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 …
5 Tips for Writing Under a Tight Deadline
By Cara Putman, @cara_putman At the beginning of the year I turned in a full-length novel that I had to create and write in less than three months. This is …
Steps to Writing a Quick and Dirty First Draft (Part Two)
by Heidi Main, @HeidiMain On December 13th, I blogged part one of this post here. Part one mainly talked about what elements you needed to nail down before writing a …