SFF Writing Resolutions for the Future: 3-Year and 5-Year This blog is not about New Year resolutions, but since 2024 has come swooping into view, let’s talk about long-term writing goals and how they relate to New Year resolutions. These goals would still follow the resolution rules. Check out my blog Charting the Unknown: SFF […]
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2024 Beyond SFF Writing Goals: How to Ensure Success Well, if you were looking for actual writing goals, see my other blog Charting the Unknown: SFF Writing Adventures and 2024 Ambitions. This article is about how to achieve said goals that you’ve already elected to pursue. Some folks say to make your goals specific, measurable,
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Charting the Unknown: SFF Writing Adventures and 2024 Ambitions How do I pick between so many writing goals for the new year? Daily word count? Weekly word count? Query letter? Finishing X amount of my novel? Writing longer chapters, 2000 word count (wc) or 3000 each? How many novellas should I write? I write in
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The ABCs of Awesomeness: Adding Brilliance to Your Manuscripts Writing is a grand tapestry, woven with threads of creativity, imagination, and words. In a world where countless narratives compete for our attention, it’s the distinct and unconventional stories that stand out. What are some areas that set your written work apart from the rest of
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Use the Power of Emotion: Persuasive Storytelling Emotional storytelling is a powerful tool that allows the writer to connect to the reader by appealing to a reader’s emotions. Tapping into your audience by evoking empathy, sympathy, joy, or other relevant feelings, writers can influence a reader’s opinions, decisions, and behaviors. Methods such as advocating for
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Journey to Writerly Excellence: Areas to Strengthen Have you ever wondered what sets authors like J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George R.R. Martin apart, making their literary works iconic and unforgettable? These names have become synonymous with literary excellence, but was it all just a matter of chance? As you delve into the
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Crafting Universes: Your Guide to World-Building Mastery Think of world-building as the giant playground where your characters romp around. It’s like pizza dough, and your characters are the delicious toppings. In other words, it’s the spice that makes your story nachos extra cheesy, or in this case, the X dimension that makes your tale a
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Create a Compelling Structure: Persuasive Storytelling This blog will explore how a well-crafted structure can enhance the persuasive power of a story. After all, the way you introduce your otherworldly realm, develop your characters, and weave the magic or technology into the narrative can make or break your SFF tale. Nobody wants to write 100000
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Build Tension and Conflict:Persuasive Storytelling I think I use too many food analogies. So, in advance, I apologize and want to relate I am a foodie and it’s a real issue. Please forgive my mind for thinking of food….All.The.Time. Let’s get on with this important blog. I want to talk to you about building tension
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Catch Readers by Surprise: The Unexpected Hook Why, you might ask, is hooking the reader in novel writing as important as asking for extra toppings on your favorite pizza? Well, let’s just say it’s the secret sauce that keeps them nibbling away at your words. A great hook isn’t just a friendly handshake; it’s a
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