Seriously Write: Before You Hit Send… by Patty Smith Hall
So many times, I wish I could have caught the writer before he or she hit send. Then I would have shared the five things to do before you send your manuscript off. Patty Smith Hall For this month’s post…
Seriously Write: When All Seems Lost
The Black Moment, Crisis, Second Plot Point—however you term it—is emotional, not just physical. This isn’t the time to mollycoddle your characters. Sandra Ardoin I’m up on the Seriously Write blog today, talking about the black moment in a story.…
Seriously Write: Stepping Stone Scenes by Sara L. Foust
Sandra Ardoin @sandraardoin Yes, it is important to have a story goal for each and every character…But, I feel it is just as important to make sure each of my scenes has a smaller goal that ties into the larger…
Seriously Write: Write Dialogue That Delights, Not Distracts by Jennifer Lamont Leo
Sandra Ardoin @SandraArdoin Before I wrote novels, I was a playwright. I cut my storytelling teeth on skits, sketches, and plays. Maybe that’s why dialogue is my favorite part of writing fiction. On Seriously Write today, author Jennifer Lamont Leo…