The Two Main Keys to Hooking Your Readers: Curiosity and Care
carriejonesbooks Write Better Now Roundup Have you ever been at a party and someone tells a story and you just don’t care? Have you ever been that person telling the story…
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Let’s set the mood, part two: getting atmosphere in your story
WRITING TIPS ARE GOOD THINGS! Last week, we talked a bit about creating mood or atmosphere in your story, and this week, I’m going to share some cool ideas from…
Writing Isn’t About Being Clever; It’s About Story
This week’s podcast focuses on some advice from Roy Peter Clark. I hope you’ll join me for one of our short weekly writing tips!
Writing Tips Putting Scene and Sequel Together
It’s the last in our three-week series on scene and structure the Dwight Swain way. Let’s go. Like we said in the first week, Swain makes us writers think of…
Using the Tools of Actors to Be a Better Writer
I come from a theater background—a sort of. Basically, I spent a lot of my time singing and dancing and acting (badly) when I was growing up and then in…