by Kirt Hickman
Last month we began to look at creative ways in which you can show your characters’ emotions effectively. To recap, we learned to:
1. Use emotional honesty.
2. Convey the source of the emotion.
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Revising Fiction: 13 Ways to Show Character Emotions, Part 2
Critique Circle Basics: Setting Up an Effective and Efficient Support Group
by K. Kitts
Writers who have been working the craft for a while understand the advantages of participating in a critique circle, but if you are new at this, you might need some convincing. First off, having external motivation especially if you write fiction on spec (i.e.,
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Grammatically Correct: Pronoun Consistency
by Dodici Azpadu
Correct use of pronouns includes agreement with an antecedent, clear reference to an antecedent, and appropriate case selection. An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun substitutes for. All related pronouns and antecedents must agree in number—all singular or all plural.
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Murdering English: Justifiable Homicide?
by Olive Balla
I just drove by, for the umpteenth time, a sign outside a shop characterizing something going on inside as a “Huge Bead Sale.” Each time I pass the sign, my eyes are drawn to it and I begin,
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Why Writers Need Wills
by Sherri Burr
What do President Abraham Lincoln, actor James Dean, and business mogul Howard Hughes have in common? If you guessed that they all died without wills, you would be correct. In any given year,
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On Making Legal Writing More Interesting
by Bentley Clark
I get paid to write. There is much jet-setting and hob-nobbing. I wear pearls and go to fancy, fancy parties. I pluck fascinating characters from the ether and build exquisite worlds around them.
Nah.
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An Interview with Author S.S. Bazinet
After years of writer’s block, S.S. Bazinet gave in to her creative muse and has been passionately writing ever since. She is the author of the visionary fantasy series The Vampire Reclamation Project. She has also published two other fantasy books,
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Trimming the Fat (aka Expendable Scenes) in Your Novel
by Lorena Hughes
I don’t blame you if you don’t want to read this post. Revisions can be dreadful, overwhelming, confusing and frustrating for many writers, and the idea of doing them (or reading about them) may sound as fun and exciting as standing in line at an airport security check point.
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Revising Fiction: 13 Ways to Show Character Emotions, Part 1
by Kirt Hickman
In some ways, the telling of emotions is easier to identify than other forms of tell. Simply look for the name of any emotion:
He felt defensive.
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One Writer’s Journey: To Not Write Crap
by A.R. Aeby
I’ve never aimed to write the great American novel or an award-winning new classic or, dare I even say, a New York Times bestseller. My goal as an author has always been to not write crap.
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