Oh man, what a long week…But our goal here at Write Good Books isn’t to complain, it’s to inspire and share some writing tip. And here are five of the best ones I read this week. Happy Five Links Friday! 1. From Bad Redhead Media, here is a post asking Is An Unexpected Fear Of […]
What motivates your protagonist?
Pick out one of the most recent story or novel you’ve been working on. Clear your head and think about it for a minute or so. Go over the plot, and the main protagonist. Who is that person (or animal, or alien)? What are they doing in your story? Why are they doing it? And […]
7 Essential Elements of a Story
I attended the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference this weekend (although it could have been called Winter Conference, as it was 14 degrees with snow. Hence the “Nebraska” part of “Nebraska Writers Guild”) and had a great time, as always. They brought in several high profile speakers and agents, and today I wanted to share […]
Surprise your audience, but be sure it makes sense in the long-term
I’ve never been shy to admit that I’m a fan of professional wrestling. Well, maybe I should say I used to be a fan of professional wrestling. Due to the combination of life’s responsibilities, the kids, and just the fact that the current product is nearly unwatchable to us fans of the 80s and 90s, […]
Five Links Friday 3/16/18
It looks like this crazy week is finally over. Here are the best writing articles I read this week about writing. Enjoy! 1. Since I’m getting ready to start querying agents again soon (and by ‘soon’, I mean after I finish writing the book I’m about 1% done with. We’re talking 2019 here, folks) here’s […]
3 Fantasy clichés I found in my writing (and 2 more you should avoid)
I go through phases all the time when it comes to music, to reading, and even to writing. Right now, I’ve really been trying to write more fantasy. It’s not easy, since this isn’t my number one genre. In fact, other than dabbling in a little bit of urban fantasy, I haven’t written much fantasy […]
Creating a Fantasy Magic System
To continue on yesterday’s theme of worldbuilding and fantasy, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a little about magic. Or Magick as the kids like to spell it sometimes. But whichever way you prefer to label your spells, it’s pretty much a given that you’ll be including them in your fantasy novel. Spellcasting […]
Podcast Episode 55 – First Person, Third Person, and Info Dumps
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott start with a look at how to convey information to the reader in a first person narrative, and also have a more general discussion on how to use (and choose) a point of view suitable for your story. Related links: The Fifth Season: […]
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