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Helping You Write Your Story
If your goal is to write your story, then you’ve come to the right place. The former Writer…Interrupted has gone through a transformation not unlike the transformation I’ve been undergoing for the last few years. I’m still the same person, but with more life lessons under my belt. I’m still passionate about helping interrupted writers,…
How to Write a Novel
Don’t know where to start to write a novel in 2016. Here are some tips to help you write your book.
Should You Go From Part-Time to Full-Time Writing
Going from part-time to full-time writing shouldn’t be considered lightly. Before you quit your day job, here are some things to consider. Find a place. Make this your writing space and designate it as your office. (If you’re serious about this, make that your official home office and start looking into the tax deduction you…
Plot Your Novel Through Knowing Your Characters
by Tricia Goyer Many people ask me how do I plot my novel. Many times as prepare to write a book, I think about my characters’ pasts. I know where they have been, I know where they are now…but I’ve yet to determine where they will be at ‘the end’. When it comes to researching…
Seven Habits of Published Christian Writers
by Guest Author Mike Dellosso We all want to get published, to see our work featured in some magazine, or on some website, or nestled between the covers of a book, but for most the “promised land” of publication seems like it might as well be the moon—totally out of reach. But maybe we just…
Learn to Write Anywhere
Learning to write anywhere is really important. On most mornings after the sun has come up, I undock my laptop from its station and move into my living room where the sun pours through an East facing window. In Spring I can hear birds chattering from an evergreen tree off the back deck and with…
Using Character Values to Write Great Fiction
Values determine a character’s abstract motivations and concrete goals. Values are important because they define, ultimately, what a character will and won’t do. When a character’s values are in conflict, they force the character to make a choice. That’s a key to writing great fiction. It’s easy to make a decision when you only value…
Online Novel Writing for Teens
I said I would and I did! I launched my online novel writing course for teens. This is the popular class that I’ve been teaching and tweaking for seven years. It was inspired by many classes, courses, and writing teachers over the last ten years, including the fabulous Susan May Warren who has this to say…
How to Writer a Scene Summary For Plotters and Pantser
Ron Estrada and I discuss summarizing scenes