Helping Writers Become Authors
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Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 4: Your Character's Ghost
Mar 2, 201411 min
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 3: The Thing Your Character Wants vs. The Thing Your Character Needs
Feb 23, 201412 min
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 2: The Lie Your Character Believes
Feb 16, 201410 min
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 1: Can You Structure Character?
Feb 9, 20148 min
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Stories That Begin Too Early
Feb 2, 20146 min
Warning Signs! Your Character Is Acting Out of Character
Jan 26, 20147 min
How Minor Characters Help You Discover Theme
Jan 19, 20147 min
How to Successfully Kill a Character: The Checklist
Jan 12, 20147 min
Eight and a Half Character Archetypes You Should Be Writing
Dec 22, 201312 min
How the Antagonist Affects Character Arc
Dec 15, 20136 min
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Weak Character Voice
Dec 1, 20137 min
How to Double Your Story's Conflict in Seconds
Nov 24, 20135 min
Top 25 Ways to Write an Awesome Book
Nov 17, 20134 min
7 Ways to Decide Which Story Idea You Should Write Next
Nov 10, 20138 min
Most Common Mistakes: Under-Explaining
Nov 3, 20137 min
3 Signs You Should Give Up on Your Story
Oct 27, 20139 min
5 Signs You're Hiding Behind Your Writing - and 5 Ways to Use It as a Mirror Instead
Oct 20, 20137 min
Most Common Mistakes: Characters Who Lack Solid Story Goals
Oct 6, 20137 min
The Evolution of a Scene: From Outline to First Draft
Sep 29, 20138 min
10 Ways to Make Readers Loathe Your Antagonist
Sep 22, 20137 min
How Not to Be a Writer: 15 Signs You're Doing It Wrong
Sep 15, 20137 min
Most Common Mistakes: Animate Body Parts
Sep 8, 20136 min
Have You Chosen the Wrong Tone for Your Story?
Aug 25, 20136 min
6 Must-Know Tricks for Getting to Know Your Characters
Aug 18, 201310 min
Is Your Prose Too Complex?
Aug 4, 20136 min
5 Ways to Write a Killer Plot Twist
Jul 28, 20137 min
When Your Scene Focuses on What Isn't Happening
Jul 7, 20136 min
8 Promises You're Making to Readers - and Then Breaking
Jun 30, 20136 min
Exclusive Dialogue: When Readers Don't Know What Your Characters Are Talking About
Jun 23, 20137 min
Are You Over-Thinking Your First Draft?
Jun 16, 20138 min
How I Self-Edit My Novels: 15 Steps From First Draft to Publication
Jun 9, 201314 min
A Surefire Sign You're Over-Explaining
Jun 2, 20135 min
What if Your Antagonist Isn't a Person?
May 26, 20136 min
5 Reasons You Should Stop Writing
May 19, 20137 min
17 Steps to a Reader-Grabbing Title
May 12, 20139 min
The Do's and Don'ts of Dialect
May 5, 20139 min
How to Use Foreshadowing
Apr 28, 20138 min
Be a Better Writer: Get Organized
Apr 21, 20137 min
Why "Suddenly" Is a Four-Letter Word
Apr 7, 20136 min
Why You Need to Be Excited About Every Single Thing You Write
Mar 31, 20136 min
Why the Reader Is Your Co-Writer
Mar 24, 20136 min
Top 10 Sentence Slip-Ups
Mar 17, 201310 min
Motivation-Reaction Units: Cracking the Code of Good Writing
Mar 10, 20139 min
Incidents and Happenings: Scenes That Aren't Actually Scenes
Mar 3, 20136 min
Frequently Asked Questions About Scene Structure
Feb 24, 20137 min
Variations on the Sequel
Feb 17, 20139 min
Options for Decisions in a Sequel
Feb 10, 201311 min
Options for Dilemmas in a Sequel
Feb 3, 201310 min
Options for Reactions in a Sequel
Jan 27, 201311 min
The Three Building Blocks of the Sequel
Jan 20, 201310 min