Navel Gazing: Characters Who Think Too Much

  Navel gazing might be a fun pastime for you, but don’t let your characters do it! Alida warns writers of characters who think too much. It creates problems for your story you might not even be aware of, until it’s too late for your readers. If you...
Scheming Characters

Scheming Characters

In this video tip, Alida discusses scheming characters and why they ruin your story.

Pacing and Action Scenes

Pacing and Action Scenes

Alida explains how to avoid creating drag in the pacing of your action scene while still managing to embody your character. She provides an example and breaks it down in this video with a 60 Second Writing Tip.

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. ...
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.

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