Truth is, most of you probably don't have a hard time coming up with protagonists and antagonists. Some random character trait, quirk or predicament gnaws at your tail like a rabid squirrel, until you give in and give them the role. Fleshing them out also gets a lot of attention (ideally) and has you hunched …
Are You Branding or Bragging?
Author branding has become a necessity, along with developing a platform and having a favorable online presence. If you want to make it as a writer, you must apparently become your own brand. It works with musicians, movie stars and reality TV phenomena, and it works with journalists and bloggers too, people who write stuff …
13 Aspects About Aliens You Shouldn’t Ignore
If you want to write sci-fi, or even if you're just a curious reader, there are a handful of screwy aspects about aliens that you need to watch out for. So here's where it's at. 1. Aliens should be alien If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you can call it …
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Plot Your Novel In 7 Steps
I've been plowing the vast planes of the writing advice world for a fertile plot structure that my WIP can grow on. After much studying and many crumpled outline experiments, I finally patched together a structure that fits. I'll relay the distilled version in a moment. But first I must give the due credit to …
