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Writer's Digest craft tips: April 3, 2024

Posted on April 3, 2024 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the latest craft advice from Writer's Digest. How to build romantic tension in a romantic thriller scene: Author Karen...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, Thriller, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: January 25, 2024

Posted on January 25, 2024 at 11:43 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Memoir, Mystery, Plot / narrative, Thriller, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: November 29, 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 at 11:00 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Plot / narrative, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: November 2, 2023

Posted on November 2, 2023 at 9:09 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Nonfiction, Plot / narrative, Short story, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: October 30, 2023

Posted on October 30, 2023 at 11:13 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Anne R. Allen and Ruth Harris, C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Helping Writers Become Authors, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Advice on both types of conflict

Posted on October 13, 2023 at 2:47 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We can't help you resolve real-life conflict, but we can offer up some help when it comes to the fictional...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: September 22, 2023

Posted on September 22, 2023 at 9:36 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Fantasy, Motivational, Plot / narrative, Thriller, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: September 18, 2023

Posted on September 18, 2023 at 9:40 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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Horror, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Author business tips and news: August 22, 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There's a lot happening in the business and technology corners of the writing world. The publishing experts we follow have...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites, Technology, The business of writing

Maximize the plot tension from your characters' personal conflicts

Posted on July 19, 2023 at 8:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our characters (like us) can certainly encounter a number of inanimate or abstract sources of tension. But as Becca Puglisi...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writer's Digest, Writers Helping Writers, Writing advice