How To Get Moody In Your Story
carriejonesbooks So, I’ve been talking a lot about creating the atmosphere or mood in a story because it’s really super important. Two weeks ago, I talked a bit about creating mood…
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Welcome To 2023, Writers
Let’s kick some butt (in a chill, non aggressive way) Hey! Thanks so much for being kind about me not posting during the holidays. It really helped be think about…
Three Hot Tips To Make Awesome First Pages
Carrie has been talking to a lot of her authors lately about the beginning of their stories and how to make them awesome. And Carrie has a lot of tips…
I Lost My Damn Theme How Do I Find It
Last week on our podcast we talked about theme, and we’re going back there again. We know! We know! So scary. Why risk it again? We risk it for you,…
Make Dialogue Your BFF
Dialogue and voice both do some really important things in your story. Provide context – You can provide some pretty awesome information via dialogue and idiosyncratic character voice. Show the…