After teaching writing and critiquing many chapters for the past several years, I’ve come up with a list of the common mistakes I see in manuscripts.
Archives for 2010
Writing Lesson 2.8 – Where Motivation Lurks
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What if you’ve got a time to write and a great story idea, but still the words won’t flow? Here are several ideas for jogging the story loose.
Please Pray for Teri
October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Please pray for NOVELWritingSite contributor, Teri Dawn Smith. Teri and her daughter, Sarah, arrived in London Saturday. While visiting Cambridge on Sunday, Teri complained of a headache and began vomiting. She was hospitalized with a ruptured aneurysm and is critically ill. They are transferring her to a larger hospital. Please keep Teri and her family […]
Writing Lesson 2.7 – Creating “Real” Characters
October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To write a character-driven story, the writer must understand what makes people, in general, and characters, uniquely, behave as they do.
Writing Lesson 2.6 – Formula for Success
October 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
All stories are based on a few basic formulas that make very good sense.
