When you’re writing a novel, there’s a thousand pieces of information you need to keep straight. Mind mapping is the easiest way to do that, without stress. That’s the biggest benefit of a mind map: you can take in information at a glance. Rather than rereading chapters of prose, you can check ...
Writing Tools & Techniques
Regency Romance: Developing Character Names
Part of the fun of reading (and writing) Regency romance is the characters’ names. If you write Regencies, chances are that you’re always searching for names you can use. How do you develop names for your Regency romance characters? I use a book by Sherrilyn Kenyon, The Writer’s Digest Character ...
Writing A Novel You Hate: 3 Tips To Help You To Keep Writing
Oh dear, what a disaster. You’re writing a novel, and you hate it. You can’t finish it — you can’t even force yourself to read it with pleasure. What made you think that you could write a novel? You’re disappointed, and ashamed. STOP! I know what comes next… you’re tempted to delete that pile ...
An Easy Writing Process When You Have No Time To Write
At our last writing group meeting, we talked about finding time to write. Several members shared their writing process. Some outlined, some didn’t. One member wrote on her phone in her car, before she started work each day. She said: “You can write more than you’d think in ten minutes a ...
Defeat Fiction Writer’s Block Today: 3 Simple Methods To Try
Want to defeat writer’s block? You can. Over the past month, our writers’ group has been working with a therapist and a group of experienced authors who suffered from severe blocks — they couldn’t write fiction at all. These simple methods helped. Writer’s block: why are you blocked? If you’re ...
How To Write Fiction: 3 Tips To Create Page-Turning Suspense
When you write fiction, you make choices. One of the best choices you can make is to deliberately create as much suspense as you can — you’ll write better novels. Recently I asked a friend who hits Amazon’s Top 100 with his novels how he does it. His response? “I look for ways to add suspense — I ...
