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Characterization: How to Write a Eulogy to Get to Know a Character in Your Novel

Characterization: How to Write a Eulogy to Get to Know a Character in Your Novel

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

Every great novel has great characters. Great characterization includes a background, flaws, habits, tics, and redeeming qualities. The characters have a life.

There are plenty of ways to get inside your character’s head. You can journal from their point of view, write a character study, or fill out questionnaires about your character. Those methods are awesome but can seem impersonal or just plain tedious at times.

If you need a quicker, more succinct way of getting inside your character’s head, you might consider writing their eulogy.

Inside the Mind of an Author Writing a Book

Inside the Mind of an Author Writing a Book

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

Are you writing a book? If so, you might be surprised by some of the things you’re thinking and feeling. Writing a book can be an strange, emotional experience! You might even wonder if some of the things you’re thinking and feeling are normal.

Today, I want to give you an inside view of my thoughts and emotions as I write a book so that you can see that even after being a professional writer for years and writing seven books, I still struggle with insecurity and self-criticism. Plus, I’ll share how I deal with negative feelings without getting derailed by them.

7 Day Creative Writing Challenge

7 Day Creative Writing Challenge

by Joe Bunting | 0 Comments

How do you stay disciplined? You’re ready to commit and focus on your writing (or refocus). Where do you start?

That’s where our 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge comes in!

How to Create a Monster That Terrifies Your Readers

How to Create a Monster That Terrifies Your Readers

by Sarah Gribble | 1 Comment

Halloween is right around the corner and I know a lot of you will be writing some spine-chilling stories to celebrate. What’s the best part of a creepy story? A monster.

When writing monsters, you could rely on the tried-and-true vampires, zombies, and giant, man-killing spiders. There’s nothing wrong with adding to the monster canon, but it does get a little boring after a while. It’s often better to make up your own monster. But how?

Decades have been spent honing the standard wants and abilities of vampires and zombies. How can you make a monster just as good in a much shorter time frame?

6 More Creative Ways to Strengthen Your Story Idea

6 More Creative Ways to Strengthen Your Story Idea

by Joslyn Chase | 0 Comments

Nearly every story you care to name has bits and pieces or elements from other stories. It’s unavoidable, since we’ve been telling stories from the dawn of human existence. Most of your story ideas are going to resemble existing stories in some way.

So, how do you take the seed of a story that feels too much like it’s already been done, and make it your own?

The Script Polish: How to Maximize Your Screenplay’s Impact and Minimize Risk of Rejection

The Script Polish: How to Maximize Your Screenplay’s Impact and Minimize Risk of Rejection

by Guest Blogger | 0 Comments

Polishing a screenplay, or doing a polish on a script, is a part of the screenwriting process that few screenwriters ever go into detail about when asked. Even when plied with liquor. Sure, we’ve all heard writers and producers use terms like “tighten it up” or “give it some polish” or “tweak it for production,” but what do any of those terms really mean?

Let’s break “the script polish” process down into two general goals a screenwriter needs to focus on when sitting down to polish her script. Those two general goals are maximizing impact and minimizing risk.

How to Ditch Writer’s Guilt and Write Now

How to Ditch Writer’s Guilt and Write Now

by Sue Weems | 0 Comments

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt guilty about something related to writing. (My hand can’t get any higher.) Whether you feel that you aren’t writing enough or feel terrible about neglecting chores while finishing your novel, writer’s guilt is real.

Here are a few ideas for abandoning writer’s guilt to get your work done.

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