How to Point Readers’ Attention in the Right Direction

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 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?

Photo looking straight up into the canopy of a forest with text: What Point of View Should We Choose?

A story idea could be presented to readers countless different ways. How can we choose the best perspective for telling the tale?

Foreshadowing vs. “Spoilers”: What’s the Difference?

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re digging into foreshadowing and how to use it with our story.

Creativity: Avoiding Blocks and Refreshing Ideas — Guest: Christina Delay

Wooden blocks spelling LOST with text: Is Your Creativity Lost? Get Unblocked!

We’ll probably all struggle with creative blocks during our writing career, so what can we do to help? Christina Delay shares her insights.

Is Deep POV Always the Best Choice?

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

Red scissors against a white background with text: Making Our Editing Process More Efficient and Effective

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.