Stephanie here. Perhaps it’s a cliche thing to say, but it’s hard for me to believe that it’s the time of year where I’m telling you Jill, Shannon, and I are on vacation for a couple weeks and will see you after the New Year.
The three of us are meeting this week (thanks to the magic that is Google Hangouts) to talk about plans for 2017, so if you haven’t yet, we would really appreciate you filling out our brief survey.
Posts About The Writing Life:
How To Make Effective Goals When Facing The Unknown
Build Your Own Writing Education In Five Steps
Transitioning In And Out of Your Fictional Worlds
Should You Write The Book Of Your Heart?
Should you “Kill Your Darlings?”
Should You Write Every Day?
Should You Write What You Know?
Read A Lot, Write A Lot
Write Stories That Excite You
Should You Write Like No One Is Watching?
The Joy of Writing Fast
Letting Go Of What Real Writers Should Be Like
Write Fast And Free
Write Your Passion
Should You Finish Your Book?
Should You Write What You Love To Read?
Self-Doubt As A Writer
Growing As A Writer When You Don’t (Necessarily) Want To Be Published
Procrastination
3 Ways To Embrace The Writer You Used To Be
9 Ideas To Make Room In Your Life For Writing
When Writing Can’t Be Your Life
7 Thoughts For Writers Struggling With Depression
Posts about Brainstorming:
Types Of Prewriting
Creating a List of Key Scenes
Using Your Synopsis as An Outline
What To Do With Characters Who Don’t Yet Have A Story
Posts About Genres:
7 Tips On Writing Historical Fiction
Genre Review and Genre Mashing
What Makes Fantasy Epic?
Writing Romance That Works
Posts About Characters:
Character Wants versus Character Needs
How To Find The Heart Of Your Character
How To Change The Heart Of Your Characters
How To Create A Strong Cast of Characters
Main Characters
Side Characters
Character Conflicts
Your Characters Should Be Afraid
Where Did Your Character’s Journey Really Begin?
Creating Characters By Working Backward
7 Questions To Ask When Creating Character Goals
Is The Wrong Character Telling Your Story?
Posts About Description:
Writing Super Powers: Hearing
Writing Super Powers: Smelling
Storyworld
Writing Super Powers: Tasting
Maps and Floor plans
Writing Super Powers: Sight
Writing Super Powers: Feeling
Description
Posts About Plotting:
Premise
Creating Tension
Raising the Stakes
Choosing A Plot Structure
Adding a Theme
Posts About Editing:
Books aren’t written, they’re rewritten.
The Macro Edit
The Micro Edit
Editing For Musicality
Editing For The First Time?
Staying Motivated
Posts About The Business:
5 Tips To Successful Self-Publishing
6 Things To Consider Before Starting A Small Press
How To Make Connections and Boost Your Writing Career
How To Write A Synopsis For Your Novel
How To Edit A Synopsis For Your Novel
Traditional And Self-Publishing
Do You Have To Pick One Genre?
The Writer Versus The Author
One Thing No One Told Me About Being My Own Boss
Posts About First Drafts:
Putting Dialogue To Work
Point of View
The Five Narrative Modes
How To Write A Scene
Where To Start
Prologues
Dividing Your Books Into Chapters and Scenes
Dialogue and Thought
Action
Exposition
Pacing
Beginnings and Endings of Scenes and Chapters
Where To End The Book
Borrowing Languages And Cultures For Your Book