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
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Character Arcs Part 1: Setting Goals Posted on Posted onJuly 29, 2022July 29, 2022By Elizabeth The basics of character arcs What is a character arc, and how do you write it well? By simplest definition, … Read MoreCharacter Arcs Part 1: Setting Goals
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips Is Your House Made of Play Dough? Growing a Revision Mindset Posted on Posted onSeptember 23, 2019September 23, 2019By Elizabeth House of Play Dough Imagine this: You just built a house, and you can’t wait to add the finishing touches. … Read MoreIs Your House Made of Play Dough? Growing a Revision Mindset
CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips Avoid Clichés Like the Plague (Including This One!) Posted on Posted onMarch 11, 2019March 11, 2019By Elizabeth Clichés: the Snowball Effect Clichés. We’ve all been told not to use them, but do you actually know why or … Read MoreAvoid Clichés Like the Plague (Including This One!)
CategoriesEditing Tips, General Writing Tips So You Want to Be a “Real” Author? Choose Your Own Adventure. Posted on Posted onFebruary 8, 2019February 8, 2019By Elizabeth Your Quest Begins. Words have always been important to you. In your youth, you read, you dreamed, and you scribbled … Read MoreSo You Want to Be a “Real” Author? Choose Your Own Adventure.
