Let’s set the mood, part two: getting atmosphere in your story
carriejonesbooks 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…
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The Demon Named White Room Syndrome and How to Exorcise It From Your Story
There’s a demon that infiltrates a lot of our fiction and memoirs and that demon has a name. Learn about White Room Syndrome with us on this week’s episode of…
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,…
Baby Got Backstory Using Backstory in Your Writing
A long time ago we talked about backstory on our podcast, DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE, but we thought it would be pretty helpful to quickly talk about it here…
Writers, Don’t be basic. Run-on sentences are a turn-off just like your parents throwing away your porn
We’ve all met them. The human at a party, in a line, or god-forbid sitting next to you in an airplane and they talk and talk and talk and don’t…