Posted on December 2, 2024 at 10:00 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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Character secret thesaurus: What does it mean for your story if a character is guarding someone else’s secret? (Writers Helping Writers).
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Writing the other: Joanna Penn interviews Ashling McCarthy about how to respectfully write from the perspective of a member of a different culture, among other topics (The Creative Penn).
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Five tips for character voices: Tracy Clark shares her process for creating fictional voices that readers will love (Writer's Digest).
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Getting rid of crutch words: Elizabeth Spann Craig lists the words she finds herself using too often and to no effect, then explains how she weeds them out.
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How to give gentle and helpful feedback: Marion Lougheed gives readers — who could also be authors — five tips for providing useful commentary on someone else's writing (Writer's Digest).
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