Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Books
AI Use Policy
Archive
About
writing your novel
Latest
Top
Discussions
The Five Senses and Filtering
Show me your characters' experiences of the world. Do it *directly.*
Sep 8, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Finding a Writing Routine
A how-to for making a commitment to write.
Aug 25, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Goal-oriented Storytelling
We must strike a balance with—and coordinate across—our characters' short, medium, and long-term goals.
Aug 11, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Who Knows What, and When? Mystery, Suspense, and Dramatic Irony
Understanding these dynamics will change how you write—and read—forever.
Jun 9, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Cliffhanging: Not Always What It Seems
Don't leave readers hanging with the same old tricks at every turn.
May 31, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Sometimes It Pays to be Passive
Don't let the active-voice people in on our little secret.
May 26, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
You're Between Novels. Now What?
Do you stop to celebrate? Surge onward? Options abound.
Apr 30, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Character Action
On striving for value—and variety—in non-verbal cues and character tics.
Apr 28, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Inner Monologue
Set it off. Keep it real. Balance it out.
Apr 14, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Dialogue, Part Three
Abandon all soapboxing, ye who enter here.
Apr 7, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
Dialogue, Part Two
"Say it with your saids," I said.
Mar 31, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
On Writing Every Day*
If you take care of yourself first, the writing—with a little urging—will care for itself.
Mar 30, 2017
•
Ryan R. Campbell
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
