Memorial Day weekend reads from Writer’s Digest

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers.

So here’s a roundup of posts from Writer's Digest that authors might find valuable — but also might've missed earlier — all in one place.

• Ramp up a mystery novel with a killer plot (from author Connie Berry)

• Five tips for writing a search story (from author Lian Dolan)

• How characters who don't know how to fight might fight (from author Carla Hoch)

• 21 popular science fiction tropes (from editor Robert Lee Brewer)

• Seven myths about choosing the right POV for your story (from author Sharon Short)

• How to start writing a beach book (from author Amy Clipston)

• Five tips for writing setting as a character (from author Liz Michalski)

• Twelve tips on revealing critical backstory in a novel (from author Jenna Kernan)