The climax moment of your story is everything. It's Lizzy Bennet and Mr. Darcy making up (+ making out). It's Katniss and Peeta agreeing to eat the poison berries. It's Jon Snow choosing between his brother's war and his Night's Watch vows... It's the scene of highest emotion, the point [...]
You want to tell an amazing story, one that grips the hearts of your readers. You dream of the day you can hold your book in hand and finally share it with the world. You are so ready to tell this story, but you know your writing skills need development before [...]
May #WritersRead Book Club Chat: Thursday, May 28th @ 7pm EST Join on Twitter! Details on how to join here While reading great books allows us to see how things are done well in the wild, reading books on craft forces us take an active step in [...]
A few years ago, I learned a hard lesson about writing alone. As an introvert, I tend to keep my words close to the chest until they feel “ready” to share (if they ever make it there). However, I became lost and discouraged in my draft, not knowing how to [...]
So far in #WritersRead, we’ve been pursuing growth in our story craft through analyzing books outside our usual comfort zones. This month, we’re taking a deeper look at books on writing to learn from the experts themselves. While reading great books allows us to see how things are done well in [...]
April #WritersRead Book Club Chat: Thursday, April 30th @ 7pm EST Join on Twitter! Details on how to join here Banned books are those that have been challenged (by an individual or group) and removed from schools and/or libraries in order to ‘protect children’. This month [...]
Scenes are the building blocks of stories. Individual scenes should follow a specific arc that pushes your protagonist toward a pivotal choice moment that leads directly into the next scene. Collectively, each scene of your story should form a chain of reactions that tie plot events together while ramping up [...]
Editing, rather than drafting, is usually the hardest and most time-intensive part of writing a book, especially since there are so many stages. Knowing what kind of editing you need, based on where you are in your writing journey, is crucial to saving you time and setting you up for success [...]
Banned books are those that have been challenged (by an individual or group) and removed from schools and/or libraries in order to 'protect children'. Sometimes, books have been banned out of genuine concern for students, other times groups have used the label of 'concern' to block students' exposure to diverse [...]
It is impossible to write a good book alone. Writing can feel like a solitary act that you must struggle through, hunched over at your computer desk, without any support. This is not only far from the truth, but it’s dangerous! Getting outside eyes on your work is critical to [...]
Great scenes build an exhilarating push and pull between a story’s plot and characters. Plot events drive characters to make choices, and their choices in turn shape future plot events. This wave of tension locks in readers, compelling them to read chapter after chapter. With the 15 key elements in this guide, you can claim this page-turning power as your own! We’ve included two analyzed, annotated scenes to show you how it all works.
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