by Lindsay Flanagan | Nov 9, 2016 | Blog, Fiction How-to
by Emilee Newman Bowles When you talk about a novel’s setting, place usually comes to mind first. But there’s a lot more to a setting than just where it happens. Review this list to see if any of these setting elements need more work in your story (and need to have...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog, Book Promotion/Platforms, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
by Lindsay Flanagan and Angela Eschler with insights from best-selling author Heather B. Moore The New York Times Bestseller List. The very name sends shivers down your writer’s spine. You envision your books will one day be emblazoned with the badge of honor...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
by Heidi Brockbank As editors, we’ve noticed that one of the tools new and even intermediate writers most often mishandle is internal dialogue. While internal dialogue (also called internal monologue) is a powerful tool the writer can use to help a reader make an...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to
by Kristin Ammerman Bestselling authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jeff Wheeler, Cassandra Clare, Neil Gaiman, and others write novels as well as short stories. There are several reasons why novelists also write short stories. Sense of...
by Lindsay Flanagan | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to
by Sabine Berlin The other day I was sitting in a critique session as the words show, don’t tell went off like sirens about my latest submission. This wasn’t the first time I’d heard those words, nor—I’m certain—will it be the last. But they did get me thinking. If I...