I've taken a look at my statistics and here's the top posts on Fiction Notes for 2009, in order of Continue Reading
December 15, 2009
Revise Second Draft
UnBlinded: Revising the Second Draft 419 Specific Comments I've just gotten back two critiques Continue Reading
December 9, 2009
Separate POV chapters
More Than One POV? Split to Revise My current draft of my WIP novel has two point of view Continue Reading
September 17, 2009
character development
4 Stages of Character Development When you write a first draft, there are really two novels at Continue Reading
July 31, 2009
Supporting characters
Make supporting characters interesting Wednesday, I went to north central Arkansas to teach a Continue Reading
April 15, 2009
Character Bait
Letting Characters Emerge Hurrah! My potential character took the bait! He is revealing himself Continue Reading
January 31, 2008
Sports: Passionate characters
Sports books are action-oriented, fast-paced and full of memorable characters; but the core of a Continue Reading
January 25, 2008
My Character’s Whispering Secrets
Shh! Don't tell anyone else, but my character just told me a secret. Great Way to Find Unusual Continue Reading
January 24, 2008
5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent
When you write something as long as a novel, how do you make sure the character stays in character? Continue Reading
January 22, 2008
The Versatile Point of View
When you write a novel, or revise a novel, the default point-of-view and the most common used is Continue Reading