Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Every story takes place somewhere. Some take place in a variety of locations. Overall, we’ve become somewhat twitchy about setting. I’ve seen so many people say they don’t really want to get…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you’re looking to increase the tension and keep readers turning the pages, become a master of story imagery. We’re told to have sensory details, and imagery descriptions to create a well…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > All the world is a stage, and so is your story. When we think about a stage play, we normally think of it from the audience’s viewpoint and that means the brief…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Having anxiety about creating a book marketing plan? I did, and I’m a marketer. Going through that period of freak-out on my own novel project helped me understand, for the first time,…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Here’s the thing about writing. Eventually, no matter what else you do, you’ll get stuck. Just this week, I was stuck trying to come up with a sixth book idea for a…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > At some point in a writer’s career, most struggle with writer’s block. If this is something you run into often, or if you’re struggling with an upsetting, first-time creative-brain hindrance, here are…
Many writers struggle with plot. Plot has to mix and blend characters, theme, premise, and more. So, let’s break down the essentials of plot.
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We spend months, even years, weaving characters and conflicts into a story. We cut, tweak, and rearrange. Yet if someone asks what our story is about, we might be dumbstruck. “It’s about…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Like most writers, I’m prone to clutter. Clutter in my office with one deep drawer in my desk where I toss an alarming variety of things. And shelf clutter with all the…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Stuck Is a Symptom, Not the Cause Whether you write for fun or profit, you likely have had this experience: You feel the adrenalin rush about a story idea. It is so…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writing is work. Now, I’m not one of those who think writing is suffering or agony. Honestly, if it were agony, I’d do something else with my time to make money for…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We’re all Captain James T. Kirk when we sit down to write. We boldly go where no man or woman has gone before—and we take readers with us. The idea is…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > This week is mostly going to be story time, so let me share some with you. When I was younger and single, folks had a tendency to assume I had a lot…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Some writers create playlists for their books. Some do elaborate interviews with their characters. Some just can’t get started until they come up with names: name of the book, name of the…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > You can’t have one without the other. The only constant in life is change. If you need proof, try sticking to a daily schedule. I dare you. Real folks don’t live in…
140: A Letter from Editor Eileen Robinson
March 15, 2019
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Dialogue is the favorite part of story writing for many authors. In dialogue writing, the author is able to give voice to the people the author created. Also dialogue is a favorite…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Determining on your characters’ origin story. The literary term for life experiences is backstory. This is your character’s origin story. Why is it important to have one? Because everything that has happened…
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the most satisfying things about writing is finishing a book or story. That last line typed, that last period placed almost always brings a rush of accomplishment. If you’re like…
Characters are the foundation of your story and while characters are often created from similar molds, it’s their imperfections that draw us in.