Using Complex Characters to Finish Your Book
Are your characters keeping you from finishing your book? Develop your characters, retool them if needed, and finish your book with these tips from Jan Fields.
Where Do You Get Your Inspiration for Writing?
Writers are often asked where they get their inspiration. The key to getting inspiration for writing is less about finding it and more about recognizing it.
Series Books: The Trouble with Character Transformation
How do you handle character transformation in series books where readers fall in love with characters and expect to meet those same people, sometimes exactly the same people, book after book?
Planning a Book Series: The Premise
All series books have a basic premise, something that links the books through time. Today we talk about how a good premise is interesting but also has repeatability.
Planning a Book Series: Characters Who Can Go the Distance
When planning a book series, it’s important to create characters that can sustain a story and still be likable throughout many books. Let’s talk about characters that can go the distance.
Writing Great Middle Grade Dialogue
Because dialogue is an essential element of any book, it’s worthwhile to take a specific look at writing great middle grade dialogue.
236: Finding Your Childlike Voice
236: Finding Your Childlike Voice
March 12, 2021
235: Authentic Kid Voices
235: Authentic Kid Voices
March 5, 2021
234: Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Jamie Tan
234: Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Jamie Tan
February 26, 2021
218: Real Speech for Real People
218: Real Speech for Real People
September 18, 2020
203: Interview with Wanda Brunstetter
203: Interview with Wanda Brunstetter
June 5, 2020
153: Characters Inspired by Real Life
153: Characters Inspired by Real Life
June 14, 2019
147: An Interview with Emma D. Dryden
147: An Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 3, 2019
142: Pre-Made Inspirations for Your Characters
142: Pre-Made Inspirations for Your Characters
March 29, 2019
141: Ingredients for the Perfect Character
141: Ingredients for the Perfect Character
March 22, 2019
140: A Letter from Editor Eileen Robinson
140: A Letter from Editor Eileen Robinson
March 15, 2019
139: Creating Characters Inspired by Real Kids
139: Creating Characters Inspired by Real Kids
March 8, 2019
138: Interview with Leslie Connor
138: Interview with Leslie Connor
March 1, 2019
182: Interview with Kate DiCamillo
182: Interview with Kate DiCamillo January 10, 2020
126: Basic Story Elements
126: Basic Story Elements
November 23, 2018