YOUR BIG LIE OR CHARACTER’S MISBELIEF
carriejonesbooks We’re doing a hybrid writing tip and podcast this week. All the important stuff is written down here. All the fun stuff and Shaun aka The Talent is in the…
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Showing Character’s Interior Lives
Write Better Now If you’ve been hanging out with me this past week or so, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been talking about emotional interiority in writing characters for our…
Elements of Pacing Your Novel
There are a lot of components to pacing in your novel. You can think of it as: It’s linked to your novel’s structure in those individual scenes and how those…
How To Get Moody In Your Story
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…
The Power of Personal Narrative
Hi, I’m breaking format this week, for once. Our high school had a credible and serious threat yesterday, staff and teachers and kids were locked down for hours and I…