Posted on April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and process advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Spotlight the effect of your characters' energy: Kathryn Craft uses an essay by a modern dance choreographer as an illustration of how focusing not on characters' looks, but rather their movements, can bring them to life (Writer Unboxed).
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Using a character's personality traits to generate conflict: Angela Ackerman notes that it's not just contrasting characteristics that can drive tension — similar ones can also provoke your characters, too (Writers Helping Writers).
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The secret to avoiding a sagging memoir middle: Lisa Cooper Ellison explains how to determine whether segments of your writing serve as either a turning point — which warrants extra space — or a bridge, which can be condensed (Jane Friedman).
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