Is Deep POV Always the Best Choice?

Apple on books with text: Deepen Your Craft with Resident Writing Coach Jami Gold (at Writers Helping Writers)

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re digging into point of view and whether a deeper POV is always better.

Does Conflict Really Belong on Every Page? — Guest: Angela Ackerman

Annoyed woman lying in bed beside her boyfriend with text: Creating Layers of Conflict in Our Story

What are the different layers of conflict? How can understanding the different levels of conflict help our writing?

How Can We Improve Our Writing? — Guest: Wendy Sparrow

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Once our story’s flow is in good shape, we might not know how to take the next editing step. We can self-edit through the line-editing stage, but it’s difficult. Wendy Sparrow’s worksheet may help.

Character Talents & Skills: Beyond the Superficial — Guest: Becca Puglisi

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What can our character’s talents or skills add to our story if they’re not important to the plot? Becca Puglisi of Writers Helping Writers shares five ideas.

What Gives Our Story Meaning?

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re digging into the lessons we can take away from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

How Can We Recognize a Scene vs. a Sequel?

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how to balance scenes and sequels.

Storytelling Expectations: Character vs. Plot Arcs

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re comparing story focus: plot vs. character arcs.

How to Write Conflict without “Bad Guys” — Guest: Angela Ackerman

Close up on woman's worried face with text: 5 Ways to Add Internal Conflict

Angela Ackerman is sharing 5 methods to dig into our character and find their inner conflict—and examples for how to implement the ideas too!

Story Problems? Check Your Structure

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re digging into how story structure problems can cause surprising issues.