Will you do a post on how to handle subplots, specifically in a single-viewpoint story? I am relatively new to writing longer fiction and have never dealt with them before. –E. Beck My first reaction is that if you are having trouble with subplots, begin by ignoring
Read more →Learning to describe things! … in trying not to overwhelm my readers with too much information because worldbuilding, I’ve been giving way too little re: scene setting. –LN Looks like I have a bunch of questions, which is great—it means I don’t have to think up as
Read more →Chat amongst yourselves–what are your current WIPs, problems, brilliant new ideas, plans for Halloween, whatever! And ask if there’s anything you’d like a blog post on. Or anything you’re sick of hearing me rant about…
Read more →It has recently occurred to me that the real problem with writing a novel—or with giving advice about writing a novel—is that writing a novel is a lot like inventing cold fusion. No one in the world has ever invented cold fusion. People have invented a lot
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