How to Make Themes Work Together
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how we can make story themes work together.
Story Tropes: Lazy Shortcuts, or Opportunities for Depth?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how we can make story tropes work harder.
Need a Lot of Backstory? Options for Structuring Your Story
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring storytelling options for backstory.
Inner Conflict: How to Resolve Our Character’s Internal Arc — Guest: Angela Ackerman
Inner conflict is essential for deep characters and storytelling. Angela Ackerman shares examples, tips, and insights for how can we use and add internalr conflict with our characters and story, as well as for how to force our characters to make the hard decisions
How Can We Avoid Readers’ Deja Vu in a Series?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring options for how to avoid repeating too much information in later books of a series.
How to Portray Strong Friendships
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re comparing writing techniques for portraying relationships.
How to Point Readers’ Attention in the Right Direction
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how a specific writing technique can point readers’ attention just where we want it.
How Can We Define Our Story’s Essence?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how a journalism technique can help us find our story’s essence.
Short Stories: Can They Still Have Character Arcs?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re digging into short stories and character arcs.
Point of View: What’s the Best Choice?
A story idea could be presented to readers countless different ways. How can we choose the best perspective for telling the tale?
