Posted on 05/23/2019 at 03:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Pretending that your characters — heroes and villains alike — are on a therapist’s couch, with you as...
Posted on 05/22/2019 at 02:25 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
One can make generalizations about which point of view to use in fiction, based on genre alone. But C.S. Lakin reminds u...
Posted on 05/22/2019 at 11:03 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Five world-building approaches for the price of one! Writer’s Digest spoke with five acclaimed authors about how t...
Posted on 05/21/2019 at 03:08 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Do you trust your reader? That may seem like a silly question, but C.S. Lakin believes it’s at the root at some pa...
Posted on 05/14/2019 at 11:01 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Some authors have gained notoriety for their willingness to off their characters. And there’s no denying that deat...
Posted on 05/01/2019 at 04:30 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We’re hardly breaking new ground by reminding you to catch readers’ attention quickly and definitively. We a...
Posted on 05/09/2019 at 12:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Writer Jay Artale thought she’d struck gold. Her travel blog about a specific area in Turkey had taken off to the...
Posted on 05/05/2019 at 12:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Zara Altair makes a keen observation about the mystery novel: While the detective/sleuth is generally the hero, the vict...
Posted on 05/01/2019 at 11:00 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A fair amount of writing advice focuses on complex characters and engaging plots, but less focus is placed on setting. D...
Posted on 04/26/2019 at 11:02 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
One of the biggest pitfalls in the world of writing nonfiction is the risk of being overwhelmed. That’s true of au...
