Thursday, August 13, 2026

Intersection and Redirection

 Two ways your multiple plot lines can interact.

https://countercraft.substack.com/p/principles-of-plotting-part-iv-intersection

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Real Life in Fiction

 How do you incorporate real-life people, places, and events in your fiction?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/07/using-real-life-in-fiction-5-must-dos-and-two-mistakes/

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Monday, August 10, 2026

Point of View

 The POV of your story is a promise to your reader about how they will experience the story.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/07/point-of-view-is-not-just-a-choice/

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Varying the Plot

 Varying your plot will add interest.

https://countercraft.substack.com/p/principles-of-plotting-3-variation

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Query Letters

 How do you write a query letter that will pique an agent's interest?

https://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2026/06/writing-perfect-query-letter.html

Friday, August 7, 2026

Impersonator Scams

 Here's a list of some of the companies that scammers use.

https://writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/the-impersonation-list/

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Flat Emotional Scenes

 Here are some reasons your emotional scenes may fall flat.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/07/why-emotional-scenes-still-feel-flat/

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Plot Oscillation

Having your character move between obstacles and successes will make your writing more interesting.

https://countercraft.substack.com/p/the-principles-of-plotting-part-two

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Character Voices

 What's the trick to writing unique and memorable character voices?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/write-memorable-character-voices/