@DiAnnMills Some of our character’s traits are easy to discover. Physical description, food preference, a career choice, favorite color or food, wants, goals, and other basic attributes that can be revealed in a non-threatening manner. Life experiences that had painful physical, mental, or emotional outcomes are often hidden beneath a…

@LisaCarter27 So you’ve got this idea for a story . . . What do you do now? Do you sit down and pound out something? Then encounter bewilderment five chapters later? There are 3 stages in novel writing—pre-writing, writing, and re-writing.But the writing will stutter-step to a halt if first…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII We are just weeks away from the most insane and intense time of the year. Running here. Running there. Never stopping to take a break. Or a breath. Tis the glorious season, right? Well, my hope for you is that it will be the season to…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac NaNOWriMo is coming up next month. Use these seven tips to help yourself make the best of it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @lindsbrac on @BRMCWC  #writing"]7 Ways to Get the Most out of #NaNoWriMo [/tweet_box] Establish a REASONABLE daily word count.If you have a full-time job,…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Every writer needs connections to other writers—whether you are brand new or like me have been in publishing for decades. Last month in part one, I encouraged you to use LinkedIn to expand your publishing network and gave you some ideas about positioning your profile and…

By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As writers, we tend to be collectors of quotes. We hoard them on Pinterest boards, in notebooks and sticky notes. We use them in our nonfiction and devotionals. And share them on social media. Some of us turn them into memes to share with other writers.…