I have mainly been writing guest posts for other blogs and neglecting my own. *sad face* So, I'm hoping to post here more regularly going forward, but it will mean shorter posts. *mittened fist-bump* One of the things that writers seem to struggle … [Read more]
Writing Insecure Characters
Hey Hey!! I reached out to Becca at Writers Helping Writers (where I've been guest-posting for several months) to help me out with a guest post in the ongoing series on emotions. Don't forget to check out the Going Deeper With Emotions In Fiction … [Read more]
Writing Trauma In Fiction: Anniversaries
The anniversary of a past trauma can be a fantastic opportunity for authors to crank up the tension and internal conflict for characters, but it's important to get it right! There is nothing more annoying than watching or reading a story where past … [Read more]
Writing Complex Emotions In Deep POV: Shame
Deep POV is a fiction writing style that aims to remove the narrative or psychic distance between the reader and the point of view character -- think first person shooter style. The goal is to completely immerse the reader in the character's … [Read more]
What Is Your Character’s Emotional Kryptonite?
Emotions are complex, nuanced, and rarely linear. Most of us have a specific, painful, crunchy, emotion we'll do almost anything to avoid -- even if the avoidance is harmful or at the least not helpful. Psychology calls this "emotional avoidance." … [Read more]
Use Beats In Deep POV To Convey Emotion
In deep point of view, we want to use beats instead of dialogue tags to attribute dialogue. Beats move the story ahead, they are more efficient, keep the reader deep inside the character’s head, and remove the writer/narrator voice. In limited third … [Read more]
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