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Character Arcs Part 2: Growth Arcs
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips

Character Arcs Part 2: Growth Arcs

Posted on Posted onAugust 5, 2022August 5, 2022By Elizabeth

Taking character arcs deeper Last week, I started talking about character arcs: the ways a character grows and changes throughout … Read MoreCharacter Arcs Part 2: Growth Arcs

Leave a comment on Character Arcs Part 2: Growth ArcsTagscharacters, editing, fiction, revising, writing
Eight Ways to Boost Your Query Letter
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips, Uncategorized

Eight Ways to Boost Your Query Letter

Posted on Posted onFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020By Elizabeth

Last spring, I followed up the #RevPit annual contest with a post on common query mistakes I saw in entries … Read MoreEight Ways to Boost Your Query Letter

3 Comments on Eight Ways to Boost Your Query LetterTagsagents, characters, motivation, query letters, querying, writers, writing
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips

Writing Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation

Posted on Posted onOctober 3, 2017By Elizabeth

I was working on who-knows-what the other night when a chat window from a friend popped up on my laptop … Read MoreWriting Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation

Leave a comment on Writing Strong, Flawed Characters: A ConversationTagscharacter, characterization, characters, edting, fiction, strengths, weaknesses, writing
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips

Point of View: 3 Questions to Help You Choose a Viewpoint

Posted on Posted onSeptember 25, 2015September 29, 2015By Elizabeth

So you know what the most common viewpoints are, but how do you decide which to use for your story? … Read MorePoint of View: 3 Questions to Help You Choose a Viewpoint

Leave a comment on Point of View: 3 Questions to Help You Choose a ViewpointTagscharacters, conflict, fiction, point of view, protagonist, tense, viewpoint, writing
CategoriesCreative Writing Fun

Day 2: Create a Character

Posted on Posted onJune 24, 2015By Elizabeth

This is day 2 of a 12-day writing challenge that I’m following. If you’re just joining me now, you find … Read MoreDay 2: Create a Character

Leave a comment on Day 2: Create a CharacterTags12-Day Challenge, characters, creative writing, writing prompts

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