What Makes a Sex Scene Good?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how storytelling can make sex scenes matter.
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.
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.
How Can We Worldbuild on an Epic Scale?
Can we learn from big shared-world universes like Star Wars how to builcohesive epic-sized story worlds (without planning everything in advance)?
Pin ItWriting Conflict: Love, Work, and Office Romance — Guest: Angela Ackerman
Our character’s job can be a source of story conflict, but how can we avoid clichés, especially with an office romance? Angela Ackerman shares her tips.
Pin ItWriting Process: Developing a Coherent Story — Guest: Jael R. Bakari
As we develop a story idea, how do we know if all the pieces fit together? Guest Jael R. Bakari is sharing her process for keeping track of all the details.
Pin ItHow Can We Learn and Improve Our Writing Skills?
Want to improve your writing? Here are the strengths and weaknesses of 5 common ways to learn and improve our writing craft.
Pin ItChapter Breaks & Titles: What Are Our Options?
For all the writing advice in the world, there’s comparatively little about chapters specifically, such as if or how we should title them.
Pin ItHow Should We Format Non-Verbal Communication?
If our story includes telepathy or text messages and the like, what are some of our formatting options for non-verbal communication passages?
Pin ItWhat’s the Point of Foreshadowing?
To increase reader satisfaction, we want to give our story meaning. How can we use foreshadowing to make our story feel purposeful and meaningful?
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