CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Character Arcs Part 2: Growth Arcs Posted on Posted onAugust 5, 2022August 5, 2022By Elizabeth Taking character arcs deeper Last week, I started talking about character arcs: the ways a character grows and changes throughout … Read MoreCharacter Arcs Part 2: Growth Arcs
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips, Uncategorized Eight Ways to Boost Your Query Letter Posted on Posted onFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020By Elizabeth Last spring, I followed up the #RevPit annual contest with a post on common query mistakes I saw in entries … Read MoreEight Ways to Boost Your Query Letter
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips Writing Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation Posted on Posted onOctober 3, 2017By Elizabeth I was working on who-knows-what the other night when a chat window from a friend popped up on my laptop … Read MoreWriting Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Point of View: 3 Questions to Help You Choose a Viewpoint Posted on Posted onSeptember 25, 2015September 29, 2015By Elizabeth So you know what the most common viewpoints are, but how do you decide which to use for your story? … Read MorePoint of View: 3 Questions to Help You Choose a Viewpoint
CategoriesCreative Writing Fun Day 2: Create a Character Posted on Posted onJune 24, 2015By Elizabeth This is day 2 of a 12-day writing challenge that I’m following. If you’re just joining me now, you find … Read MoreDay 2: Create a Character