BEYOND WHAT IF?: Four plot hacks that really work

BEYOND WHAT IF?: Four plot hacks that really work

When it comes to plotting, the conventional wisdom is to play the “What If?” game. As in: What if this were to happen, or this, or this? But that only works when you can come up with those What If? scenarios. When your “What If?” well has run dry, try one of these...
Seven Ways to Jumpstart Your Imagination

Seven Ways to Jumpstart Your Imagination

New year, new ideas! We’re all planning our writing for 2023 now, but we need to make sure that we prime the pump throughout the year. Here are seven ways to jumpstart your imagination that you can write right into your calendar: #1 Take a walk. Walking has been...
READING: A Writer’s Best and Most Constant Muse

READING: A Writer’s Best and Most Constant Muse

It’s that most wonderful time of the year when curling up with a good book is more pleasurable than ever, because, as Mason Cooley reminds us, “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” But if you’re a writer, it’s also obligatory. We...

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