Important Plot Points
Since I’ve written on this blog before about planning versus pantsing and the benefits / drawbacks of both, this post will be about the specific concerns one should consider while planning. First things first, an outline is different from the plan for your novel. At least to me it is. I see an outline as […]
Types of Betas and CPs
I was lucky enough to have nearly twenty readers for my latest story—most of whom were beta readers—but I also had a select group of wonderful critique partners. First of all, I cannot believe so many people agreed to read my novel. Secondly, I was more than thankful to each and every one of them […]
Write What You Love, Love What You Write
There’s something unfortunate I’ve noticed lately. Across twitter and from discussions with writers over time, I’ve encountered writers who struggle with moving forward on a project or trying another story because of two major reasons: Either they’re intimidated by the publishing establishment or disenchanted with their own work. Some of them stop writing altogether. And this […]
Musing on Stereotypes
I was thinking the other day about stories (what else is new?) and their characters (still not a shocker), when it dawned on me that as humans, we expect certain traits to belong to specific types of fictional people. When characters go against the stereotypes, it can be uncomfortable for readers to try and understand […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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