This blog post is about three and a half months overdue. Sigh. Bad Sacha. Actually no, obscenely busy Sacha. But that’s no excuse. Today, I’m talking, no, raving about a particular writing craft …
10 Steps To Hero: How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist OUT NOW
Most people think their hero is the most important character in their book. I argue it's the villain. After all, the villain is – for the most part – the source of conflict in your story. And without …
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5 Reasons Why Flash Fiction Makes You A Better Writer #amwriting #MondayBlogs @Charli_Mills
There's nothing I like more than getting to the point. That's what flash fiction does, and it's also how I started writing. For the longest time, I wrote fractured pieces, snippets of stories that …
Untangle Plot Problems With This Quick Tip #MondayBlogs #amwriting
Writers talk about their characters being disobedient all the time. It's like some kind of cosmic joke, we spend weeks planning, checking, re-checking. We dust our shirt collar in a smug, 'I've …
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How To Get Character Depth, or, The Best Freaking Writing Craft Book EVER! @angelaackerman
There's nothing better than an epiphany. It's all gooey and warm on the inside, and on the outside it smothers my brain in a glass clear sensation of clarity. What follows is usually a brief …
5 Top Tips To Improve Your Sentence Quality #Amwriting
A little over a year ago, I saw a guest post on one of my writing heroes websites: writers helping writers. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi announced their brand new writing Coach residency. The …
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