by C.S. Lakin | Feb 15, 2013 | How to Write a Novel
As a professional manuscript critiquer and copyeditor, I ask a lot of questions. Sure, I also give a lot of suggestions and fix badly constructed sentences. But it’s the questions that get to the heart of the story. Asking authors questions helps them think about what...
by Angela Ackerman | Nov 2, 2012 | Fiction
How to convey character emotions? The face is the first thing we notice in real life, and the focal point during any conversation. We connect to a person’s gaze, paying attention to how their eyes widen, squint, focus inward or dart. We also watch their mouth,...
by Becca Puglisi | Apr 6, 2012 | Fiction, Tips
How many characters have been created since the first story was told? Thousands? Gajillions? With so many characters floating around out there, it’s not surprising that many of them have been recycled over time: Merlin, Dumbledore, Obi-Wan Kenobi Bilbo Baggins, Han...