Everybody loves a good plot twist. When it comes to writing short stories and flash fiction, the ending will often make or break the story. And a good plot twist can definitely leave the reader satisfied at the end of the story. But a huge problem can arise when a plot twist is done poorly. […]
Five Links Friday 8/28/15
Started off this morning with the discovery that I’ve got a bunch of bats in the attic. And a huge bill to deal with removal and repair. But such is life; that’s why we keep writing. Here are five writing links for your enjoyment. 1. Better novel project has a great article for those of us who […]
Is Your Story Too Boring?
A big warning sign that your story needs some more work is if the mere thought of reading it, let alone working it, cures your insomnia or bores you to tears. The problem here is pretty obvious. If you can’t bare the thought of sitting through a story your wrote, what makes you think a […]
The Greatest Character Flaw
People like a character they can relate to. And nobody can related to the kid who has the most toys, the best GPA, and is good at everything on the first try. If you want your audience to relate to your protagonist, it almost goes without saying that the character needs to be flawed in […]
Five Links Friday 6/12/15
It’s Friday! I’ve got a busy weekend planned, but will keep plenty of time put aside for some novel revisions. Here are five links for ya! 1. Rachel Thompson has a great post on her blog: How Social Comparison Makes Facebook Suck. I’m with her. When you start posting politics I unfollow you, and sometimes unfriend. I’m […]
Five Links Friday 5/1/15
And another week is in the books. I guess another month is too. I hope April was a good for you as it was for me. Onto Five Links Friday. 1. Let’s start with a great article from Wendy Lawton at Books and Such. 10 Near-Fatal Errors Writers Make (and how you can avoid them!) […]
Never Lie to the Reader
There are so many “rules” we need to follow as writers. Don’t write in the second person. Don’t open with a dream sequence. Don’t use too many flashbacks. Don’t use too many adjectives. Don’t use any adverbs. You get the point. But there is one rule of writing fiction that isn’t brought up very often, […]
My Top 5 Bad Writing Habits
We all make mistakes. Especially those of us who write fiction for fun. And that’s totally okay. It goes with the territory. But the problems arise when we fail to recognize our mistakes and try to correct them. So with that in mind, here are My Top 5 Bad Writing Habits. And just for fun, […]
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