How 3 Words from Aristotle Can Help Your Story
Aristotle’s RHETORIC gives 3 elements for persuasive communication—Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. These 3 words are also what every book for young readers needs.
Don’t Get Bogged Down with Backstory
Let’s talk about various ways to NOT include backstory. Avoid boring your reader to death with info dumping, unnatural dialogue, and irrelevant details.
12 Writing Tips for Building Convincing Characters
Use any of these 12 writing tips and develop convincing characters readers will care about. No more two-dimensional characters in your stories!
Exercise Your Summertime Writing Inspiration | IFW
Summer offers writers new opportunities as schedules change. Today, Jan Fields provides four exercises for finding writing inspiration—at any time of year!
Building Good Setting
035: Building Good Setting
January 20, 2017
211: How Story Elements Work Together
211: Interview with Paula Morrow
July 31, 2020
202: Emma D. Dryden on Worldbuilding
202: Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 29, 2020
201: Setting as a Character
202: Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 21, 2020
199: Interview with Charlie N. Holmberg
199: Interview with Charlie N. Holmberg
May 8, 2020
198: Elements of Setting
198: Elements of Setting
May 1, 2020
165: Interview with Renée LaTulippe
165: Interview with Renee LaTulippe
September 6, 2019
Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 2 – Institute for Writers
151: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 2
May 31, 2019
150: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 1
150: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 1
May 24, 2019
Setting as a Character
Write a setting so integral you can enhance your characters’ experiences, drive home your theme, and mirror the characters’ journey through the novel.
148: Effective Description
148: Effective Description
May 10, 2019
147: Interview with Editor Emma D. Dryden
147: An Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 3, 2019
126: Characters, Setting, and Theme, Oh My!
126: Basic Story Elements
November 23, 2018
094: Basic Story Elements
094: Basic Story Elements
March 30, 2018