Helping Writers Become Authors
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How I Learned to Write - And How You Can Too
Jan 15, 20127 min
Don't Drown Your Readers in Explanations
Jan 8, 20125 min
12 Writing Resolutions for the 12 Months of 2012
Jan 1, 20126 min
The Christmas Gifts I'm Most Thankful For This Year
Dec 25, 20114 min
How Do You Decide Which Story You Should Write?
Dec 18, 20115 min
25 "Under $25" Christmas Gifts for Writers
Dec 11, 20112 min
Are Your Flashbacks Flashy or Flabby?
Dec 4, 20117 min
Action/Reaction - The Pistons Powering Your Story
Nov 27, 20115 min
4 Reasons to Mimic the Masters - and 4 Reasons Not to
Nov 20, 20116 min
How Do You Know Which Rules to Break?
Nov 13, 20115 min
Do Readers See Your Characters the Way You Want Them To?
Nov 6, 20116 min
10 Fear Busters for Writers
Oct 30, 20116 min
5 Elements of a Resonant Closing Line
Oct 23, 20118 min
5 Fun and Easy Ways to Lengthen Your Word Count
Oct 16, 20115 min
The Dangers of Character Overload
Oct 2, 20115 min
What Elements Make a Good Book?
Sep 25, 20114 min
5 Elements of a Riveting First Line
Sep 18, 20118 min
Why Your Hero Absolutely Must Pet a Dog
Sep 11, 20115 min
Most Common Mistakes Series: Is Nothin' Happening in Your Scene?
Sep 4, 20117 min
Why Your Protagonist and Antagonist Should Be Stuck Like Glue
Aug 28, 20115 min
Captain America's 10-Step Guide to the Likable Hero
Aug 21, 20118 min
10 Stylistic Mistakes Sabotaging Your Story
Aug 14, 20114 min
7 Ways to Make Family and Pets Respect Your Writing Time
Aug 7, 20116 min
Why You Should Kick Your Story Aside and Write a Different One
Jul 31, 20115 min
What The Story Knows Best Really Means
Jul 24, 20115 min
Deus Ex Machina: Latin for Don't Do This in Your Story
Jul 17, 20116 min
The Fast and Easy Guide to Writing Characters of the Opposite Gender
Jul 10, 20115 min
Is Your Opening Line Lying to Your Readers?
Jul 3, 20115 min
Why There's No Such Thing as a Writing Expert - And Why That's a Good Thing
Jun 26, 20115 min
Save Your Readers From Boredom: Five Fool-Proof Preventatives
Jun 19, 20115 min
4 Tricks for Picking the Perfect Word
Jun 12, 20115 min
Is Your First-Person Narrator Overpowering Your Story?
Jun 5, 20115 min
Are Happy Endings a Must?
May 29, 20115 min
The Kung Fu Panda Guide to Writing Action Scenes
May 22, 20117 min
The Secret Ingredient of Original Stories
May 15, 20115 min
Ideas for Constructing Your Own Writing Routine
May 8, 20114 min
Understanding - and Accepting - the Reasons You Write
May 1, 20115 min
What Is a 50-Page Edit... and Why Will It Rock Your Story?
Apr 24, 20115 min
How Not to Use Speaker Tags and Action Beats
Apr 17, 20115 min
3 Traits Your Hero and Villain Should Share
Apr 10, 20116 min
4 Ways to Avoid the Pitfalls of a Writer's Solitude
Apr 3, 20116 min
Why Writers Should Take Their Own Advice
Mar 27, 20115 min
Why Vague Writing Is Weak Writing
Mar 20, 20115 min
Are You Asking These Important Questions About Your Fantasy Setting?
Mar 13, 20116 min
What I Love Lucy Can Teach You About Writing Tics
Mar 6, 20116 min
8 Signs Your Writing Is Stuck in a Rut - And Why You Should Care
Feb 13, 20115 min
Are You Confusing Readers With Poor Cause and Effect?
Feb 6, 20116 min
The Good News? Writing Never Gets Any Easier
Jan 23, 20115 min
Why You Should Read the Type of Stories You Write
Jan 23, 20114 min
10 Steps for Getting Past the "This Stinks" Blues
Jan 16, 20115 min