Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:59 PM 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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Add an emotion amplifier to add tension to a scene: Angela Ackerman provides ideas of and examples for how a character's emotions can be prodded and provoked to ramp up the tension in your fiction.
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How to write an adventure story: Dave Chesson covers the tropes, prep work, and techniques you need to write an edge-of-your-seat adventure tale (Kindlepreneur).
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Writing a picture book based on my grandmother's experience: Author/illustrator Ellen Weinstein learned far more than simply what her ancestress went through in the process of fictionalizing her story (Writer's Digest).
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Euphemism examples and how to use it: You might think of euphemisms as outdated or overly sensitive, but there can be a linguistic point to them in fiction beyond sparing feelings (Make A Living Writing).
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