Here’s November’s actual newsletter. Thank you for your indulgence with my special notice last week. ~ LZ Writing Advice Photo by Dom J on Pexels.com If you are Nano-ing, happy writing! This month’s advice is about what to consider when you’re writing. This may help you get more words down in your writing sprints. ForContinueContinue reading “November 2024”
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October 2024
Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice Preptober! A lot of writers challenge themselves to write 50,000 words in the month of November. While the official NNWM has had some problematic issues, trying to write a novel by focusing on “butt in chair” and getting the words down is a valid first draftContinueContinue reading “October 2024”
September 2024
Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice Last month, we talked about how to build your story’s ending from your character’s wound and assuaging their fears or the Lie they’ve been telling themselves all this time. There’s a concept called “mirroring” that will make your story resonate with readers. The psychology of theContinueContinue reading “September 2024”
August 2024
Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice Last month, we talked about rewards and turning points in your story plot. This character development will drive your story toward the end as the character takes this new understanding and alters their plans. They have finally seen the toxic things, the bad influences, and theContinueContinue reading “August 2024”
July 2024
Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice Last month we talked about SCENE GOALS, and the yes, no, yes, but, and no, furthermore ways to end a scene. The fact of the matter is a yes, but or no, furthermore is only meant to be a tangent, a diversion, from their goal. ItContinueContinue reading “July 2024”
June 2024
Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice Last month we talked about STORY GOALS. And then I gave you some homework, to list steps that would be things the main character would have to accomplish to reach their story goal. These step goals become something I call SCENE GOALS. A character enters aContinueContinue reading “June 2024”
May 2024
Welcome back! ~ LZ Sections Writing Advice Editing Advice Service Availability Writing Advice This month, I’m continuing the topic of developing your plot by expanding on something I mentioned last month, the STORY GOAL. tldr; the STORY GOAL is NOT what the AUTHOR wants to have happen, but what the CHARACTERS – particularly the MAINContinueContinue reading “May 2024”
