How to Understand Your Genre (and Sub-genre) of Choice
Understanding your genre of choice. Yeesh. All of you non-writers might not understand why this can be such a headache, but don't worry, we all want to bash our heads in together. Nah, it's not that bad. ...Or is it?
How to Bring Your Characters to Life! Novel Writing Tutorial #1
Today, we’re going to go over character development and getting your characters up and running quickly and efficiently. I’d love it if you feel comfortable sharing one, two, or all of any characters you may develop as a result of this course.
Settling the Pantsers vs. Plotters Debate
Pantsers and Plotters. What the heck is a pantser and who the heck is a plotter? If you're asking yourself that question, you've asked the right question at the right time, so without further ado, let's get Write On In.
4 Questions Every Author Absolutely Hates
Everyone has questions for the authors who turn blank pages into epic stories, but which ones boil our skin the most?
On Evoking Emotion
The human range of emotions is far greater than we can consciously perceive.
It's easy to generalize them by saying things like, "angry," "sad," or "scared," but how do we hone in on those emotions?
How do we, as writers, make an individual emotion expressed by a fictional character somehow seem believable?
The 6 Steps to Pre-Writing A Book
Have you ever tried to write a book?
If not, have you ever thought about how much work goes into it?
More importantly, if you have… have you ever thought about how much work goes into it?