When it comes to drama and intensity, are your short stories falling...short? Are readers reacting with "ho-hum" instead of "oh my!"? The good news is that it’s easy to give your short stories a boost of excitement—if you know the tricks. How To Write A Dramatic And...
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5 Techniques To Develop Your Short Story Into A Novel
So you’ve written a short story. You’ve revised it, edited it, and condensed it down to 3,500 (or fewer!) words of perfection. Then a thought crosses your mind: After all that work cutting out words—should I now add thousands more and turn my short story into a novel?...
Stop Sagging Middle Syndrome: 5 Plot Devices That Will Amp Up Your Story
Summer is upon us, writers, and you know what that means: It’s time to get rid of that sagging middle! No, we’re not talking about your waistline. We’re talking about your story! If the middle of your book is starting to meander, lose momentum, or peter out, then your...
Think Like A Doctor: Diagnose And Cure What Ails Your Book
One of the most important skills you can have as a writer is the ability to detach yourself from your work and diagnose its weaknesses objectively—as if you were a doctor examining a patient. We all get married to a word, a turn of a phrase, a paragraph that is...
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