Posted on 08/03/2022 at 09:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
If you’ve ever experienced nostalgia for a restaurant, a vacation spot, a loved one’s home, or any other physical setting,...
Posted on 05/28/2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....
Posted on 04/28/2022 at 09:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today is the birthday of one of the most beloved Southern writers in American history: Harper Lee. So it seemed...
Posted on 03/30/2022 at 09:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Most authors likely know that giving short shrift to their scenes' settings can weaken their writing. Not to be dramatic,...
Posted on 11/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Characters aren’t the only elements of your story for which you need to choose names. There are businesses, sometimes, and...
Posted on 10/26/2021 at 12:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The October edition of Desmond’s Drops pays special attention to the question of desire in characters. In the first two...
Posted on 06/29/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Author Kim Hooper shared her advice on writing far-away (or nearby but unfamiliar) settings with Writer’s Digest last week. And...
Posted on 06/26/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Now that many of us can travel more freely, the first tip in author Kim Hooper’s advice piece on setting...
Posted on 06/22/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Authors frequently talk about how characters make plot decisions for them, sometimes to their great surprise. So it’s not a...
Posted on 06/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Authors of any genre want to keep their readers deeply immersed in the story, not stopping to scratch their heads...
