28 Free Genre Reads: Best & Noir Books for March
Explore the grit of the Inland Northwest. Discover 28 free books this March, including atmospheric mystery, noir, and…
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How to Outline Fast Using Goal, Motivation, and Conflict
How Romance Writers Taught Me to Outline Thrillers with Post-Its One of my friends, Asa Maria Bradley, is…
The Pantser’s Guide: How to Write a Novel Without an Outline
Writing from the Heart…without Much of a Plan When I graduated from college, my first completed novel took…
How to Write Unlikable Characters: Why We Love Flawed Detectives
The Save the Cat Myth Common advice warns against writing unlikable characters, telling you to ‘Save the Cat’—have…
Stop Showing Everything: Why “Telling” Actually Saves Your Story
Show Don’t Tell I’ve just abandoned reading another literary novel. I didn’t understand what the protagonist wanted or…
Jabbering into the Void: Why a blog?
For my most recently completed mystery novel, I found a literary agent right away. It seemed like my…