by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 19, 2022 | Writing
Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is chock-full of practical techniques. Numerous examples clarify problem areas and provide workable solutions. The action steps and blah busters McCarthy suggests will help you improve...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 28, 2016 | Writing
I’m rewriting a story to take care of some issues. While struggling with the first chapter, I saw David Corbett’s article, “Backstory From the Front” published in Writers Digest July/August 2016. His concept of how to use backstory is exactly what I needed.I’m talking...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 21, 2016 | Writing
While researching whether or not to use flashbacks, I received warnings from, “Don’t,” to “If you must.”Reasons to resist flashbacks. They often:stem from the author’s wish to explain everything – info dumps of old news.tell information that can be shown through...
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