Creative Writing: Seven Elements of a Great Story
Creative writing is rewarding, fun, and at times, frustrating. Many writers think it would be exciting to get a great novel published but don’t know [Read More]
Creative writing is rewarding, fun, and at times, frustrating. Many writers think it would be exciting to get a great novel published but don’t know [Read More]
Perhaps you’ve heard the old publishing proverb: The first page sells the book; the last page sells the next book. I’m convinced there’s a mammoth [Read More]
The brain is not only designed to think, it loves to think—and there are specific ways you can summon and maximize your brain’s ingenuity to [Read More]
I do a lot of brainstorming with writing clients. (At the risk of sounding immodest, I am a champion brainstormer. If there were an Olympic [Read More]
It’s no secret that the time-tested method of using cliffhangers at the end of your chapters or scenes is a sure-fire way to make that [Read More]
Understanding how to create tension in a story is key to writing a gripping, ‘I’ll just read one more page before bed’ read. Here are [Read More]
Let’s say you have two favorites that bring you the most consistent and satisfying ice cream experience. Let’s say they are a deep, dark, intense [Read More]
The same thing happens to me all the time with my writing and the works of Stephen King. I love Stephen King, but the man [Read More]
You wrack your brain, pulling, stretching, trying to extract an idea—one simple germ of a thought to get your writing adrenaline pumping—but nothing comes. Don’t despair [Read More]
Bar none, my favorite part of the writing process is the conception stage. That magical moment when an idea comes to me like a surprise [Read More]
Some folk have no problem with story ideas; they’re full to the brim with them. I’m not one of those and, though I’ve lived a [Read More]
Writers are wordsmiths. Everyone knows that. Writers pick and choose words, wrap them around each other, and use them to create parallel worlds to the [Read More]
I’ve read a lot of books in my 64 years on this earth and I’m here to tell you, without strong characters you have no [Read More]
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