After you’ve written your first (or second or third) draft, it’s time to go through your manuscript and cut out…
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Interrogation Techniques: Part Two Non-Verbal Cues
In Interrogation Techniques part one, I discussed verbal cues and how to use them to detect lies from a perpetrator.…
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Interrogation Techniques: Verbal Cues
Interrogations can be difficult to write. Too many writers get this wrong. This is usually due to the fact many…
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Head Hopping
One of the most difficult concepts for aspiring authors occurs when you bounce around from one character’s perspective to another,…
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Targeting Enemy Words
Writers are notorious for their love of words. Because of this, we have a hard time targeting certain words as…
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Show Don’t Tell
What Does “Show, Don’t Tell” Mean? Good writing tends to draw an image in the reader’s mind instead of just…
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Writing Constructively
Writing constructively sounds simple enough, but the truth is, writing is tough. If the craft were easy, everyone would be…
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6 Tips to Help You Get That Novel Written
Many people have a deep desire to write a novel but just can’t seem to get it done. Here are…
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Adding Tension, Suspense, & Intrigue to Your Story
Are you in the process of writing a novel? Crime or suspense thriller? Or some other popular fiction you hope…
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Don’t Bore Your Reader
A writer I’ve known for years asked me about an interesting topic. Why do readers abandon a book they’ve started?…
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