NaNoPrepMo Day 2: Goal-setting
JadeWelcome back to my 30-day series on preparing for NaNoWriMo. In my last post, I delved into what NaNoWriMo is and why you might want to jump in. Today, I…
NaNoPrepMo: Day 1
NaNoWriMo: What It Is and Why Participate Welcome to the first post of my 30-day series on preparing for National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo. In this series, I'll…
The Joys of Writing an Antihero
So let's get into it: antiheroes! Those morally complex characters that aren't squarely good or bad.
Crafting Emotional Arcs for Your Characters
Emotional arcs are an essential part of storytelling that chart a character’s emotional journey throughout a narrative. They're what make characters compelling, relatable, and memorable. If your character starts and…
Editing your Novel, Part Three! The Polish
Fine-Tuning Your Language Writing a novel is a labor of love, but editing it is where the magic truly happens. As you’ve journeyed from re-reading your first draft to addressing…
Identifying and Correcting Pacing, Structural, and Plot Problems: The Second Phase of Novel Editing
Having made it through the re-reading phase of your novel, it's now time to transition into the heavier lifting part of the editing process: revision. This is the second post…
Re-reading Your First Draft: The Crucial First Step in the Novel Editing Process
Writing a novel is a herculean task in itself, but as any seasoned author will tell you, the true work begins after the first draft is finished. This is when…
Megapost: Free (or cheap) Online Writing Tools
I think a lot of people think that they need to pay money--sometimes a great deal of money--for writing tools. I mean, I've definitely tried a lot of them, but…
Print Formatting the Easy Way: Part One
Author's Note: This guide ended up MUCH longer than I'd anticipated. Part One comprises the template file download and a quick overview of each of the pages included. The next…
