One of the more obvious conflicts to arise in any book, comes from outside of our characters. In these instances, a situation places the character in a do or die moment. But perhaps more subtle and even more powerful is the inner conflict that arises in our character’s soul during such wrestling of the heart.… Continue reading Inner Conflict (Part 1)
In the novel world, designing a character can be one of the most fun and intriguing aspects of novel writing. But it takes experience to create characters that pop from the page. If you’ve ever been told your characters aren’t realistic enough, there’s some strategies you can take to improve their standing amongst readers. 1.)… Continue reading Creating Great Characters (Part 1)
Last week, we spent the morning finding a healthy balance between accepting criticism and withstanding it. Before we continue into this week, if you haven’t checked out part 1 of this series, visit the page here. It is so important that we as writers accept criticism from the right sources and know when to listen.… Continue reading Finding Confidence When Fear is Real: A Writing Journey (Part 2)
Confidence, it’s not something you’ll see talked about much in the writing world. It’s mostly the opposite. You’ll find posts about self-doubt, rejection, and writer’s block—issues we’ve talked about here, here, and here. But confidence is a very real remedy to many of these problems, and it’s not addressed often enough. Why? Well, sometimes writers… Continue reading Finding Confidence When Fear is Real: A Writing Journey (Part 1)
Sometimes writer’s block requires an author to walk away from their WIP for a brief spell, but we know that doesn’t always work. There are days we have to push through the stall. The trouble is, we can’t always escape by force either. So what other ways can we overcome writer’s block? Solution 3: Read.… Continue reading Writer’s Block: A Familiar Foe (Part 3)
In college, my brother played soccer. Each summer, he came home with a list of grueling exercises to complete. I often watched him from the window of our house, wondering and hoping for his sake that the pain would have a purpose on his athletic journey. And while I may have spent days cringing with… Continue reading Good Enough (Part 1)
