Nov 14, 2020
I often talk about the middle of a story as 'the muddy middle', but I prefer Blake Snyder's label "fun and games".
This week I talk about what the middle of your story has to do, why it's hard, and how you can make it easier.
Resources:
James Scott Bell's Write Your Novel From The Middle https://amzn.to/2I9liuE
Jessica...
Nov 7, 2020
In Part 2 of my interview with Angela Ackerman, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus and host of Writers Helping Writers, we talk about how to use details to write great characters, immerse readers in your story, and even figure out your plot.
Links:
Writers Helping Writers: http://stada.me/whw
One Stop For Writers:...
Oct 31, 2020
Angela Ackerman is the co-author of the Emotion Thesaurus range of writing books and the One Stop for Writers site. In this episode I talked to her about creativity and how a big writing challenge might be just the thing you need right now.
Links:
Angela's post: http://stada.me/angela
One Stop For Writers:...
Oct 18, 2020
Should you take part in NaNoWriMo this year? Should you attend that conference or take that class? Should you buy that new writing craft book?
Here's a process to get you started figuring out whether or not you're looking at a shiny object or a shiny opportunity.
Links:
https://storyaday.org/shiny-objects
Oct 10, 2020
Are you writing short stories? Why? And are you reading short stories? Which ones and again: why?
LINKS:
20 Short stories to read that will make you a better writer: http://stada.me/readme
Pushcart prize nominator calls for recommendations: http://stada.me/pushcart20
What are you reading?