by Katie McCoach | Apr 9, 2015 | Author Tips, Guest Blogs, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Guest post by Ryan Lanz How does a reader connect with a character? This is a well-debated question, and one that many authors have asked themselves. It can mean the difference between a novel’s life and death. “Which of us has not felt that the character we are...
by Katie McCoach | Feb 19, 2015 | Author Resources, Author Tips, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Some writers are plotters, some are pantsers (writing by the seat of their pants), and some are a combination of both. I think at some point almost all writers have been on both sides of this (feel free to comment if I’m wrong!). For those writers that are in need of...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 15, 2015 | Author Tips, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Dialogue is extremely important to a story, and the best writers know how to use this to their advantage. Sure, you can argue there are “no rules for writing,” but by using these tips for writing better dialogue you’ll be encouraged as your scenes...
by Katie McCoach | Nov 6, 2014 | Author Tips, Editing, Guest Blogs, Publishing, Writing
Guest post by Jeff Seymour It’s here, and by God, you wish it wasn’t. It’s like Christmas morning, if what Santa dropped off was a point-by-point list of everything you’d done last year that he liked and disliked, with special emphasis on the things you weren’t sure...
by Katie McCoach | May 22, 2014 | Author Tips, Editing, Writing
I recently read a blog post about what to do when you get stuck writing your novel. What happens when you hit a wall in your manuscript and just can’t get past it? Usually, it’s not for a lack of creativity or trying. You are not forever “blocked”, but you are sort of...