Building Stronger Characters
Elena Hartwell’s The Construction of Character helps writers strengthen the craft tools in their toolbox and build stronger characters, regardless of genre.
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Elena Hartwell’s The Construction of Character helps writers strengthen the craft tools in their toolbox and build stronger characters, regardless of genre.
Read moreI’ve said it often so you probably know I’m a pantser. My process is messy but I’ve written ten books[…]
Read moreSo sings julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complaining about too many words said to her that[…]
Read moreTalking about what your readers expect your story to be and how this can be used to create tension, add surprise, and entertain.
Read moreStructure, Plot, and Beats: what are they, what is the difference, and are they necessary? Asking for a friend.
Read moreMy writing process is messy. And hard work. First get the story down. Sometimes it flows like honey from my[…]
Read moreYou might have heard Amy Lowell and George Sand both smoked cigars while writing. I thought it would be interesting[…]
Read moreThe second in a fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.
It’s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her weather-related fears and focus on her business, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop, housed in the magnificent Bon Vee Culinary House Museum.
Read moreI’m on a mission to find a set of common denominators that make characters generally beloved.
Read moreWhat are we going to do when machines become better at all things creative than we are? When they dream for us?
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