Fiction Writing Advice Posts

theliteraryarchitect:

Hey all, Some of you know that in addition to this Tumblr blog I also keep a blog on my website. A lot of the posts overlap, but not all of them, so I’ve made this list for your reading pleasure:

• How to Control Your Pacing
• How to Write During a Pandemic
• How to Read Like a Writer
• What if Your First Draft DOESN’T Suck?
• How to Do World-Building Research
• How to Properly Format a Manuscript for Submission
• 10 Questions to Ask an Editor Before Hiring Them
• Creating Character Arcs with the DCAST Method
• How to Choose the Right Point of View for Your Story
• A Beginner’s Guide to Multiple Point of View
• Show Don’t Tell? Not Always. Here’s When to Use Summary
• 8 Ways to Improve Your Fiction Writing
• How to Spot Bad Writing Advice: 6 Red Flags to Look For
• 5 Reasons to Kill Your Critique Group
• Are You Using Too Much Stage Direction?
• Why Nobody Cares About Your Plot
• How to Use Adverbs Like a Pro
• How to Activate Your Passive Characters, One Verb at a Time
• 3 Easy Ways to Transform Boring Descriptions
• 3 Ways to Increase Conflict in Your Dialogue
• A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Killer Feedback from Beta Readers
• How to Know What Kind of Editing You Need
• 10 Best Books About Fiction Writing

xoxo