How to Become a Better Writer
At The Write Practice, we believe deliberate practice is the single best way to learn how to write better. Geoffery Colvin likens it to hitting 300 golf balls with a single club while “continually observing results and making appropriate adjustments.” The...Han Solo, Scarlett O’Hara, and Your Characters: What Makes Them Compelling?
I'm so pleased to be introducing our guest today, K.M. Weiland. She writes historical fiction and is the author of three books, including Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success, and has an awesome blog at Helping Writers Become Authors. You can also follow her...Harry Potter and the Three Types of Heroes
JK Rowling’s journey with Harry Potter began, apparently, when Harry walked, fully formed onto her London bound train. She knew immediately she had been given a brilliant idea for a book. However, it still took her five years to brainstorm and write the rest. Which goes to show that while the hero might be the central character of the book, if you only have him or her, you don’t have much.