My WIP is a draft of a novel that I"m going through and expanding. When I read through the draft it Continue Reading
September 13, 2010
Zoom In
Develop Your Character Inside and Outside I'm working on a revision of an older story and am Continue Reading
August 23, 2010
Larger Than Life in Chapter 1
Give Readers a Larger Than Life Protagonist In my new novel, I've written about a dozen different Continue Reading
July 27, 2010
Describing Characters? Be Subtle
When should your characters notice and comment on something and when should it be just subtly Continue Reading
July 16, 2010
8 Ways to Enrich Your Character
Character Revision: 8 Ways to Jumpstart a Make Over You have a first draft, but you realize that Continue Reading
July 15, 2010
Eavesdropping: Real Dialogue
Notes from the Field If you're revising a novel or picture book, one step is to look at the Continue Reading
July 12, 2010
3 Ways to Show, Don’t Tell
Classic advice to beginning fiction writers: Show, Don't Tell. I taught several sessions to teachers Continue Reading
July 8, 2010
Success: What Price Does Your Character Pay?
I'm getting much closer to actually starting my new novel, but I'm still asking myself a crucial Continue Reading
June 29, 2010
Establish the Emotional Arc
As I'm working on the plan for this new novel, creating characters and trying out voices, I'm trying Continue Reading
June 28, 2010
Crowded with Characters? Create Mini-Conflicts
Mini-Conflicts Help Characters Stand Out For my WIP, I'm spending the week fleshing out characters. Continue Reading