Embody Your POV Character (why that’s important)

Embody Your POV Character (why that’s important)

Learning to embody your POV (point of view) character is critical to writing impactful scenes, especially action scenes. By action, I don’t mean fist fights and car chases, though they certainly count. I mean any scene in which your POV character is acting. ...
A Literary Pilgrimage of Sorts

A Literary Pilgrimage of Sorts

This week, I go to Sauk Centre, Minnesota to conduct paranormal research for the Skoghall Mysteries and to make a literary pilgrimage to the home of a Nobel Laureate.

Character Arc Confusion

Character Arc Confusion

What is a character arc? What does it mean to make your character a different person at the end of the story than he was at the beginning? Read on.

Do You Know Your Production Rate? — Guest Post

Do You Know Your Production Rate? — Guest Post

Today, I am excited to introduce you to Matt Herron, who will discuss production rates for writers. Matt is working with me on the Story Craft Books Project, along with Kathryn Arnold, who has also written a guest post for the Word Essential blog.   I’m...
Show and Tell

Show and Tell

When to write in scene and when to use narrative exposition to move your story forward.

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