Posted on August 22, 2024 at 9:39 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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Creating suspense in any genre: Michelle Barker explains that your story should start with connection, so that you can build anxiety or anticipation in the reader about what will happen to these characters — and build true suspense (Writers Helping Writers).
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The most important question a writer can ask: Robert Swartwood walks you through asking yourself "why" at every juncture of the creative process, beginning but not ending with the storytelling medium you choose (Writer's Digest).
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Unearthing character: Dave King encourages writers to consider passages from older works of literature that might strike them as "modern" as ways to learn characterization techniques (Writer Unboxed).
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What characterization detail gives your protagonist more depth?: Another strategy to make your characters feel real, says Angela Ackerman, is to consider their occupation and what it shows ... or is even hiding (Writers Helping Writers).
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The importance of interiority in memoirs and novels: Check out an excerpt from Writing Interiority: Crafting Irresistible Characters by Mary Kole on what interiority is and how to use it (Jane Friedman).
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