Showing Your POV Character
In this week’s 60 Second Writing Tip, I discuss showing your POV character to your reader and how to smoothly switch between the character’s POV lens and the narrative lens. Monica, this one is for you! Coming soon: The Story Works Fiction Online...SWRT 028 | Emotional Wounds
We sit down with Becca Puglisi to talk all things Emotional Wounds, and other writing resources. We talk about the resources she has for writers, and how they can be used in a wide range of applications. How can we use them to help show rather than tell, and make your writing richer and more immersive? We talk about writing challenging personal things, how to use character growth to challenge readers and why context is so important. And what is the difference between a villain and protagonist?
Emotional Tension
Alida has a special announcement… Coming in December: the Story Works Fiction school! Online courses to help you become a better writer. Word Essential Writing Tips return with a discussion of emotional tension, including an example to help you with the...SWRT 019 | Trouble
What is trouble? How does it contribute to both character and plot arcs? How do you have to pay off trouble? And do you have to get it into every scene? We enjoy making a character struggle with a speeding ticket, and talk about how it can contribute to hooks both between chapters and books.