Shallow characters with little development can be one of the most common causes of rejections. The person on the other side of the page (whether agent, editor, or reader) wants to see that the characters are real people, with real lives, living though (and preferably influencing) the events of the story. So how do you […]
Looking back at 2016 and forward to 2017
So let me share my New Year’s Eve tradition for the last several years. We usually end up writing down our goals for the coming year and talking about the many things we were grateful for throughout the previous year as well. Then after everybody else settled in for the night, I’d fix a drink, […]
Five Links Friday 12/30/16
It’s the final Five Links Friday of the year, and this time I thought I’d try something different. I picked some random sites and got their picks for best books of the year in various genres. Hope you enjoy, and I hope you decide to pick a few of these up soon! 1. Let’s start […]
5 Things to NOT Do in Your Writing
So as 2016 winds down, and I (and hopefully you as well) start planning out all of the things I want to do next year. While I don’t always hide my real feelings about Christmas (hint: They aren’t good) New Year’s Eve is perhaps my favorite day of the year. It may even edge out […]
4 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Want to Quit
I’m on a ten-day Christmas break from the day job over here at WriteGoodBooks-land, so that means ten days of staying up late getting as much writing and writing related stuff done as I can, so that I can close out the new year on a high note. So after finding places for all the […]
Don’t distract your readers with terrible character names
Coming up with names for your characters is easy, right? Just to hit one of those random name generator sites like Seventh Sanctum and you’re done. Of course it’s not like that at all. A name generator site is a good first start, but what goes into picking the names of the inhabitants of your […]
Five Links Friday 12/23/16
Are you ready for Christmas? If your answer is “I was born ready,” then you’re a better man than I. Either way, take a break from the festivities and check out this week’s edition of Five Links Friday! 1. Let’s star with an older, but very relevant post from a few years ago by Leigh […]
Podcast Episode 26 – Differentiate Between Your Characters
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason look at how to differentiate one character from another in your fiction and how to make sure the differences matter. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]
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