Whether or Not you participate in NaNoWriMo, you will find these suggestions and tips on How to UnSpool Your Story - BRAINSTORMING Tips for Your Next Work, from top editor Jessica Morrell, will be useful additions to your writer's toolbox.
Learn the techniques that help writers create nuanced, layered, and compelling stories and create deep and simmering worlds with Jessica Morrell.
Character development will help you elevate your story and make for a more enjoyable experience for your reader and hopefully increase your readership. (As stated by one of Chanticleer's most ardent professional book reviewers, Skip Ferderber)
This enlightening and instructional blog post by top-tiered editor and Chanticleer Master Writing Craft teacher, Jessica Morrell, gives examples of components of exceptional fiction writing.
What you name your characters is a critical part to your story development. It may well be the focal point of what makes your work resonate in your readers' minds.
Sometimes we all need reminders to keep us on track and focused while writing. We hope that you will find these tips handy.
Using names as foreshadowing clues and smart plotting devices is indicative of finely honed writing craft. Here are some helpful links and tips.
The right choice of words and vocabulary create subtext in fiction works making them compelling and memorable. Read on for examples by Michelle Cox, Wendy Delaney, Kerry Greenwood, J.K.Rowling, Shakespeare, George R.R. Martin, and others.
Sometimes a story comes from asking what if. A spark doesn’t always ignite into a flame. A spark doesn’t always equal a plot. Here are some questions to help you navigate the story waters.
Protagonists suffer. Period. Paying heavy costs make characters relatable. I swear by these statements