Posted on July 15, 2024 at 10:25 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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Writing lies: Carla Hoch discusses the types of limbic behavior that someone might display while lying, but reminds you that the important thing is that your character behaves in an atypical-for-them manner (Writer's Digest).
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How to write monsters in fiction: Author Jordan Kopy invites you to explore beyond the classic depiction of a monster and provides six tips that work in any genre (Writer's Digest).
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What Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark can teach horror writers: Also from Kopy, we have this delightfully nostalgic primer on how to tell a story that scares its consumers ... but doesn't scare them away (Literary Hub).
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Intuitive discovery writing and serial fiction: Joanna Penn interviews author and podcaster KimBoo York about how she uses curiosity in the creative process (The Creative Penn).
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Five reasons story structure is important, part one: K.M. Weiland reminds authors of the ten basic plot beats and compares story structure to the basic progression of life, to help demystify this part of fiction (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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Better story structure through musicals and kung fu movies: Rob Hart takes a more lighthearted — but still earnest — approach to this topic (Writer's Digest).
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