5 Notes About The Hero's Journey
As much as I love the 3-Act Structure, it's important to look at other forms of story structure. One of the most popular fantasy structures
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5 Notes About The Heroine's Journey
When we talk about structure, I often reference 3-Act Structure and the Hero's Journey. While many novels are based on those two, there...
5 Things About LOGLINES
Before you get to your synopsis, and before you get to your query letter, you should work on your logline. Being able to boil your story...
5 Notes About Story Camp
This summer, take control of your revisions at Story Camp, a 10-week online structural revision course in a small group setting. What...
5 Notes About Agency
Character agency is a vague concept for many writers.
RevPit 2022 #10Queries Roundup
Here I round up all the #10Queries tweets I posted during the annual #RevPit contest.
5 Notes About Query Letters
One of the most valuable skills a writer can have is knowing how to write a query letter. In the case of traditional publishing, you’ll...
5 Notes About First Chapters
The first line is oh so important. But here I want to focus on the whole first chapter.
5 Notes About Reactions
Nine out of ten times when an author is getting “can’t connect” feedback, there’s not enough character reaction on the page. Your MC...
5 Notes About Conflict
When we think about conflict in a story, we mean two types of conflict: internal and external. Every story must have both kinds of...
5 Notes About Plot & Character
In the best stories, plot and character are so intricately linked that you couldn't pull one out without the whole thing unravelling. If...
5 Notes About 3 Act Structure
3 act structure is the standard for the publishing industry so I think every writer should have a good basic understanding of it. Here I...
#RevPit #10Queries - April 2020
Every year during the #RevPit Annual Contest, the editors tweet anonymous feedback on participants’ queries and first five pages. This...
#CampRevPit
I've been so excited to share this! I know it’s hard when you aren’t selected for a contest. It’s the only thing I really don’t like...
Podcast Roundup - Indie Chicks Podcast
I loved recording this season (Season 4) of Indie Chicks Podcast with my partner in podcasting, Melissa Koberlein. Since the season just...
Interview with Erin A. Craig
Walk me through your writing process. (For example: what kind of pre-writing do you do? Do you have a particular strategy that helps you...
Avoid An Editing Nightmare
By Melissa Koberlein The Editor-Writer Connection Relationships are important in publishing. For me, as an indie author, my relationship...
When Edits Hurt
By Justine Manzano As a writer that has been edited and an editor that has worked with writers, I’d like to paint you a picture. You’re a...
