Four Tips to Fix Story Pacing
If you’ve ever got bored with a book, it was probably an issue with the pacing. How do you know what’s the right pace for your story?
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Craft Engaging Dialogue in Three Steps
When I ask my clients about their writing weaknesses, a large percentage struggle with crafting great dialogue. If you’re one of those, keep reading for three tips to spice up your on-page conversations. As a developmental editor, unrealistic dialogue is something I run into with most newer writers. The words sound forced and not at …
Four Plot Boosters
Plot is the external events in your story. And sometimes, we write ourselves into a corner or we get bogged down in the “muddy middle” of the story. This post offers FOUR ways to boost your plot when the inevitable slowdown occurs. First of all, I want to say that we’re often too nice to …
I’m not a Playwright
Words well within me, an unquenchable passion, until my fingers transfer them to the page. Writing, flying for my soul and spirit, frees me like nothing else. Penning a play – especially one that must be performed within ten minutes – just doesn’t offer the same joyful release. Two Problems Story line: Really, what sort …