Since writing in scenes isn't second nature to me, I often fill in this type information before I Continue Reading
November 12, 2008
A Washington Voice Retreat
Western Washington SCBWI Retreat: Voice The retreat was great. There were about 40-45 people there Continue Reading
November 3, 2008
3 NaNoWriMo Tips to Make Revision Easier
NaNoWriMo is in full swing! That means over 50,000 writers are slugging out 50,000 words, working on Continue Reading
September 14, 2007
Scene Cuts
Scene Cuts Help Quicken Your Novel's Pace Readers today like fast-paced novels. Yet, too fast a Continue Reading
September 13, 2007
Begin at the Beginning
Begin at the Beginning Where to begin your novel, that is the question? When you write the first Continue Reading
September 9, 2007
Connecting Emotional and Narrative Arcs
Connecting Emotional and Narrative Arcs The emotional arc is the inner conflict; the narrative Continue Reading
September 8, 2007
Take Your Character’s Pulse
Take Your Character’s Pulse The emotional arc of a story is just as important as the narrative Continue Reading
September 7, 2007
Characters That Count
Create a Character that Counts Stories are about characters who are involved with each other in Continue Reading
September 5, 2007
Stronger Settings
Match Emotional Structure to the Novel's Settings Always try to matching the setting to the Continue Reading