How Do You Choose Your Story’s Creative Direction?
When you choose to write a creative story, how do you decide between doing something completely original versus writing what your readers want? This post discussed one author’s reasoning.
When you choose to write a creative story, how do you decide between doing something completely original versus writing what your readers want? This post discussed one author’s reasoning.
If you could pick one fiction world to live in from the many stories you’ve read, which would it be? This post explores that question, as part of this month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog hop
If you’re looking for a way to write a believable dramatic drug scene, this article offers tips for what to avoid and how to use the real effects of drugs to weave a page-turner for readers
This article offers tips for overcoming those stormy writing days and make progress to type “The End.”
Editing over and over can put writers in a never ending loop of perfection, keeping them from finishing a manuscript. This article offers tips for changing that behavior, leading to increased creativity and productivity.
So, you want to write a drug smuggling scene, but not sure where to start or how to make your character believable? Here are a few quick tips to get you started. 1. The Character: What does a typical smuggler look like? There’s no stereotypical character description. The smuggler (the “mule”) may be young or…
Being a writer can lead to many positive experiences, but also the lows of rejection, writer’s block, and emotionally challenging events. This article discusses how to address the lows to help improve motivation and creativity in teh long run.
This article uses humor to help explain the difficult and frightening topic of the use of emojis in illicit drug deals on smartphone apps and the association with fentanyl overdose deaths
Writers should ask themselves 4 questions before writing scenes containing emotionally charged or sensitive subject matter. This article discusses why and how to apply the questions to fiction writing.
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