Back & Forth: Authentic Voices and Diversity in Fiction
by Sven Davison I’d like to broaden this month’s topic and focus on authentic voices. More and more audiences are drawn to the idea that the person behind the story Continue reading
Category: Craft
Female Monster Archetypes
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month we thought we’d do something a little different and talk about female monsters in movies. (They’re all in novels, too.) When you hear Continue reading
Muliebrity
by Kimberly Peticolas Muliebrity: the quality of being a woman (Merriam-Webster Definition) With all that is happening in the world, there is a growing awareness of the need in our Continue reading
Writing Like a Mad Scientist
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington So this month’s theme is resurrection. Who better to write about it than two people who love stories about things coming back from the Continue reading
Bringing Your Life Story to Life
by Jennifer Silva Redmond I recently read an article in the Spectator called “Biography is a Thoroughly Reprehensible Genre”. The writer commented on the amount of pointless detail in most Continue reading
Monstrous Writing Growth
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Growth. Like the Boogeyman, it’s all around us. Our gardens are filled with growing flowers and, if we have a brown thumb like Lisanne, Continue reading
Growing Your Craft with Writing Workshops
by Ara Grigorian Learning: A Life-Long Part of the Writer’s Journey Years ago, when I decided it was time to get serious about writing, I bought Writer’s Digest magazine, because Continue reading
Old Lessons to Grow Your Writing: Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
by Kimberly Peticolas Let me take you back to your high school English class. Don’t worry, the rest of high school you can continue to forget! Now if you will Continue reading
How to Grow Your Characters: Nothing But a Spark to Fully Realized People
This post first appeared Feb 14, 2017, for our Valentine’s Day special. However, I thought the lessons were worth repeating. Here’s to growing your characters from nothing, to well-developed “real” Continue reading
A Monstrous Temptation
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Temptation. It’s one of a writer’s greatest challenges when it comes to focusing on what’s important. You’ve got a great idea for a brand Continue reading