How Do You Make Your Story Thrilling and Sunbathing Your Testicles?
carriejonesbooks You’ve all read a story or heard a story that just bores you to tears, right? You don’t want to write that story UNLESS boring people is your goal. That’s…
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Banish Negative Thoughts
Have you ever felt like you’re riding a bike really hard, but you’re not getting anywhere? Like all your effort and work and energy hasn’t moved you at all. Then…
Don’t Be a Passive Punk
So, I’ve been talking to a lot of my writers about passive voice lately and I thought I’d share it here on the blog. So is you are a writer,…
Make Your Setting Sexy
In my work as a writing coach and an editor, I read a lot of stories that don’t feel real. That might be because there are no senses involved. But…
The Five Senses of Farts, Dangerous Croissant Animals, and Random Writing Tips About Settings
The smell of a really bad fart at a sleepover. The sound of giggles after someone has been dutch ovened at that same sleepover. The touch of a Dorito on…