The Joys of Being a Hybrid: Plotter & Panster

The Joys of Being a Hybrid: Plotter & Panster

image by StartupStockPhotos image by expresswriters 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...
Use Places You’ve Lived to Enhance Your Story

Use Places You’ve Lived to Enhance Your Story

You don’t need to use the actual place, but you could use the memories: • something you saw (good or bad) • a specific feeling you had (exhilaration, fear, sadness) • a general feeling you had (ominous, out of place, homey) • a person you met (friend, enemy,...
Wounded Heroines as Strong Female Characters

Wounded Heroines as Strong Female Characters

I’ve heard readers dislike weak female characters. Recently, I published, “Show Your Character’s Wounds?” Together, these ideas may confuse writers. They may ask: Can wounded heroines be strong female characters? Strong Female Character First, I’ve compiled a...

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