Picture this: you have a great setting, a character you love, and a scene you’re excited to write — and yet after you write it, it sits there on the page like a sack of cement. What do you do? The Problem with “More Plot” Many writers believe it is the plot that drives a … Read More “How to Create Characters Who Naturally Drive the Story” »
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A clear path to writing and publishing a book—from first idea to finished book When you sit down to write a book you realize pretty quick that no one prepared you for everything it actually involves. You could have a story idea you love, but no earthly idea how to develop it into a full-length … Read More “The Five Stages of Writing and Publishing a Book” »
(Discovering why you want to write it.) You can create a story from almost any idea. But it’s hard to keep writing if you lose interest and stop caring about the story. Many writers have plenty of ideas. But they struggle to finish their books because each shiny new idea doesn’t hold their attention for … Read More “How to Find the Heart of Your Story” »
