Craft tips for authors: September 3, 2024

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. (Especially when we take several days off in a row!)

Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:

Structure

• The missing link in three-act structure (Writers Helping Writers) 

• The midpoint: secrets of story structure, part 7 of 12 (Helping Writers Become Authors)

• How story structure mirrors our grief process (Writer's Digest) 

Characters

• Does your character's behavior make sense? (Writers Helping Writers) 

• What color is your character's aura? (Writer Unboxed) 

Other

• Three guidelines for a fast first draft (Writer Unboxed) 

• What is litPRG for writers and how do I start writing it? (Writer's Digest) 

• Top four tips for writing great beginnings (Writer's Digest)

• Common POV violations and how to catch them (Live Write Thrive)