5 Questions New Writers Ask
The other day I met a woman who wanted to be a writer. She immediately peppered me with questions (and fears), and I actually had some answers (and words of encouragement).
How to Use Life Experience to Write Better
Readers want something that’s real. They want to live in your novel. They want to become your characters, and feel every joy and heartache right along with them. They want to see, smell, hear, feel, taste. Our struggle as the writer is to deliver to them what they want. Our careers and our very lives depend on how the readers feel. No pressure, right?
Character Development Through Posture
In the animation class I am taking, one of the first lessons on developing a character to animate, is to think about how the character stands. To develop the character through posture.
3 Essential Tools To Discover Who Your Readers Really Are
Sometimes, the readers you think you have actually turn out to be someone else. Knowing who they really are can be pivotal…not just in your writing, but in your marketing as well.
Why Grammar Matters
If there’s one significant thing that Joe and I have historically disagreed on, it’s the role of grammar in a writer’s toolbox. We complement each other well because as much as I love grammar and sentence structure, he equally embraces the dismissal of commas and the implementation of run-on sentences for art’s sake. When you get down to brass tacks though, I have to admit that he kind of has a point: grammar is somewhat arbitrary.
Breathe Your Story
Your story is going to be great. Your book? It’s going to be great. It’s going to get written. Don’t worry.
Breathe your story in. Breathe your story out.
