Craft tips for authors: October 12, 2023

Posted on October 12, 2023 at 4:00 PM 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, point of view, Setting, Writing advice

Writer's Digest craft tips: September 29, 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023 at 11:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dialogue, Fantasy, point of view, Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 30, 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 at 12:33 PM 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: point of view, Setting, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: August 7, 2023

Posted on August 7, 2023 at 9:23 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, Historical fiction, Plot / narrative, point of view, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: July 28, 2023

Posted on July 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM 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: Children's literature, Editing, Plot / narrative, point of view

Who should tell your story?

Posted on June 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Unboxed and Writer's Digest both have new posts on the topic of who's telling a particular story. In the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: point of view, Writer Unboxed, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Desmond's Drops focuses on point of view basics this month

Posted on March 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest edition of Desmond's Drops focuses on point of view. The first video lays the groundwork — that is,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: point of view, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

How to clearly organize third-person points of view in a novel

Posted on February 13, 2023 at 8:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Variety is the spice of life — that's true of novels with multiple points of view. You don't want them...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Plot / narrative, point of view, Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

How point of view and perspective work together in fiction

Posted on February 6, 2023 at 12:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Kerri Schlottman hears point of view and perspective used interchangeably when discussing literary techniques. She corrects that misconception in...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: point of view, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Point-of-view: The short version and long version

Posted on November 25, 2022 at 11:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer's Digest and Writer Unboxed both shared, a while back, some solid posts tackling point-of-view issues. WD focused on general...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: point of view, Writer Unboxed, Writer's Digest, Writing advice