by Ryan R. Campbell | Jun 30, 2020 | Good Morning, Writerfolk, writing advice, writing tips
“Little pig, little pig, let me in!” Or so says the Big Bad Wolf. Honestly, though, that wolf has a point, at least insofar as being let into a fictional character’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations is concerned. In this morning’s...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jun 23, 2020 | writing tips
Where are our prospective readers, and how can we reach them? We explore in this morning’s meditation, exploration, and...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jun 19, 2020 | writing advice, writing tips
Every word on the page is a promise, particularly the first words and images we choose to present to readers. In this morning’s meditation, exploration, and affirmation, we explore why this is the case and how we can use it to our advantage as...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jun 18, 2020 | writing, writing advice, writing tips
Good morning, writerfolk! What’s the difference between an event and a short story? We explore the very basics in this morning’s meditation, exploration, and...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Aug 27, 2019 | writing tips
Kill your darlings, they say. Every writer has at least heard the phrase, and the interpretations of what it really means vary from deleting a favorite phrase to an entire beat or event. Those darlings aren’t what we’ll focus on in this post, however....
by Ryan R. Campbell | Mar 31, 2017 | dialogue, edit with me, editing, writing, writing tips
This post is part of the Write With Me series. For more like this, check out the writing your novel page. Building on last week’s part one, let’s keep moving forward with dialogue. This week, I’d like to focus on three more things to watch out for...
