Doing the character checklist this week, I realized that I hadn't written much about dialogue. Oh, I Continue Reading
February 5, 2010
Develop Sympathy with Character Traits 9
Use Character Traits to Make Your Character Sympathetic Yesterday, we looked at 9 character traits Continue Reading
January 25, 2010
5 Plotting Mistakes
Do you make these 5 plotting mistakes? Are you too nice to your characters? Low tension. Give Continue Reading
June 25, 2008
Revising the Outline
When do you start revising your novel? I start by revising the first draft of my novel's plot Continue Reading
February 19, 2008
Revising Scenes
I'm back in the trenches here, revising scenes. I'm looking at a single-spaced page of my current Continue Reading
January 16, 2008
5 Secrets about your Characters’ Secrets
What is your character's deepest, darkest secret? What is it that s/he doesn't want anyone to Continue Reading