Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Go Beyond 5 Senses in Your Fiction Writing
by C. S. Lakin Fiction and nonfiction writers alike need to immerse their readers into the story they are telling, and the best and most obvious way to do this is by utilizing sensory detail. While most of us have been taught that there are five senses, there are actually more than twenty specific senses…
Read MoreIdea or Concept–What’s What?
By Nick Thacker I remember starting my first novel with an idea: “What if there was an ancient secret involving the ‘Golden Ratio,’ a number known to exist in many natural phenomena…” The idea was a germ; a small component of something larger — something that could eventually become an entire book. My story My…
Read MoreWriting Characters that are smarter than you
By Kevin Tumlinson Since I started publishing novels in 2008, I’ve become known for writing “character-driven fiction.” I write characters who essentially reach out from the page, grab me by the beard, and tell me where to go. It’s a curse and a blessing. One dominant trait for nearly all my protagonists is that they…
Read MoreWhat Goes Around Comes Around-Creative Nonfiction
By SFWC20 attendee Richard M. Brock The San Francisco Writers Conference was a full-circle moment for me. Eighteen years ago, when I was twenty, I left college (with good marks) and bought a one way train ticket to San Francisco. I took all the money I had to my name (about one hundred dollars), a…
Read MoreHost Alex White interviews author/journalist/writing teacher Jordan Rosenfeld
Jordan is what we called “bonafide”. She writes everything from freelance articles to a host of nonfiction writing guides, plus she teaches classes about writing. Soak up her advice in this podcast about what makes a great story. http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/Jordan_Rosenfeld_podcast_8.30.19.mp3
Read MoreThe Building Blocks for a Writing Career
There are seventeen building blocks for you to use to build a writing career.
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