So as 2016 winds down, and I (and hopefully you as well) start planning out all of the things I want to do next year. While I don’t always hide my real feelings about Christmas (hint: They aren’t good) New Year’s Eve is perhaps my favorite day of the year. It may even edge out […]
Don’t distract your readers with terrible character names
Coming up with names for your characters is easy, right? Just to hit one of those random name generator sites like Seventh Sanctum and you’re done. Of course it’s not like that at all. A name generator site is a good first start, but what goes into picking the names of the inhabitants of your […]
Podcast Episode 26 – Differentiate Between Your Characters
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason look at how to differentiate one character from another in your fiction and how to make sure the differences matter. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]
The Key is to Bring Empathy to Your Characters
I’ve always said that it doesn’t matter how beautiful your prose is, how tight your plot is, or how detailed your setting is, if you can’t get a reader to care about your story. And for me as a reader, the most important thing a writer can do to make me care is to make […]
“Where do you get your ideas?”
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve always had a writer’s mindset (even though I didn’t start really writing until a few years ago) but the one question I’ve never really considered asking an author is “Where do you get your ideas?” It always just seemed like such a pointless thing to ask. A writer’s […]
Five Links Friday 11/11/16
After a long, busy week, Friday is here. But if you’re anything like me, the weekend is when the real work gets done. And for those of you doing NaNoWriMo, I’m sure it’s double that 🙂 Here is another edition of Five Links Friday. Give ’em a read and enjoy the day. 1. We’re told […]
Five Links Friday 9/9/16
Hey, it’s Friday Sept 9 and I’m just getting settled into the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference. But first, let me share the best articles about writing I read this week. Happy Five Links Friday! 1. Ali Luke has a great article on her blog about How to Write a Great Blurb for […]
3 Things I Need to Fix in My Own Writing
You’re probably thinking, “Only three? Who are you kidding?” Rest assured, there are probably hundreds of things I need to fix. But in this post, I’d like to discuss the three most pressing, at least as I see them. Poor Descriptions I think I’m pretty good at writing action and dialogue. The problem is that […]
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