Posted on November 6, 2023 at 9:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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The bad boy: The latest entry in Becca Puglisi's character type and trope thesaurus is the naughty charmer (Writers Helping Writers).
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Violence in fiction: K.M. Weiland hosts a guest post from Usvaldo de Leon Jr. on the six functions of violence in fiction, so you can make yours as powerful and effective as possible (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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Writing scenes with sparring: Carla Hoch's latest entry in her FightWrite series focuses on how to depict a particular type of violence (Writer's Digest).
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An ode to syntax: Author Sarah Callender shares various passages from literature that use sentence length and rhythm to beautiful effect (Writer Unboxed).
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The importance of tone in writing: Anne R. Allen offers a primer on what tone is and how to use it to proper effect (Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris).
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3 tips for writing characters who have OCD: Author Love Dunn, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, describes what the condition actually entails so that your fiction can depict it accurately (Writer's Digest)
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