by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 7, 2022 | Characters, Mailbag
A while back, I asked our community, “If you had a writing mentor, what kinds of questions would you ask them?” In today’s post, I’ve culled a selection of your questions about characters to answer: “What are some good ways to develop...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 7, 2021 | Encouragement, Mailbag, Writing Life
I loved this question that came in from Cate. She said she wants to learn more about writing while she’s on her summer break, but she has zero budget. What can she do? How can she put together some form of a writing curriculum without spending money? Habitual,...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 17, 2021 | Climax, Editing, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure
Today’s GTW Mailbag question comes from Isabella. She asks: Hello! Could you please write something on what a strong v.s. weak plot looks like, and what makes a strong plot? Also, how do you take a weaker plot, and make it stronger? Thanks! This is a great...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 29, 2020 | Mailbag, World Building
Today’s GTW Mailbag question comes from Lydia: “I’m writing a trilogy that a disease/plague plays a major role in the story. Do you have any advice on how to make a disease/plague that sounds realistic enough to be in a dystopian novel?” I do have...
by Shannon Dittemore | May 15, 2020 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Mailbag, Story Ideas, Writing, Writing Life
Happy Friday, friends! Today, we’re answering a question that showed up in our mailbag. You know you can send us questions, right? There’s a form just for that purpose right at the bottom of our homepage. Feel free to drop us a line and, if we’re...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 31, 2020 | Characters, Mailbag
Tomorrow we enter the month of sweethearts and valentines and I thought this mailbag question was perfect for the occasion. Thank you for sending it over Macy! A friend and I are working on a book and we are having trouble developing a love story between two of the...
