What a Writer Can Learn From Reading Book Reviews

What a Writer Can Learn From Reading Book Reviews

On the premise we can learn about an author’s audience from reading book reviews, I studied reviews for a Christian contemporary romance I had read. I became more intrigued by the relationship between reviewers’ issues and their star-ratings than the author’s...
Reel in Readers With a Devastating Choice

Reel in Readers With a Devastating Choice

A Writer’s Digest article* suggested a devastating choice will hook readers and show much about your character. This intrigued me. Although the writer discussed how to develop the story before and after the choice, I approached the idea from a different angle. How...
What’s Important in Writing Short Stories

What’s Important in Writing Short Stories

What’s Important to Consider in Writing a Short Story?   Writer’s Voice Establish a strong, yet controlled, voice from the first line.  Setting Limit the length of days or weeks the story covers. Research to find (or create) a distinct setting that supports the...
12 Story Plot Twist Ideas – Part 1

12 Story Plot Twist Ideas – Part 1

Possibly you have the big, must-have twists, such as the inciting incident at the story’s beginning, the mid-story crisis in which the protagonist realizes his underlying problem, and the black moment event near the end. But plot twists are also needed during the...

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