Wednesday, February 25

Have a perplexing story problem? Four tips for accessing solutions

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Laurel Garver
Some ideas need to be coaxed out of your brain. Every once in a while when I'm drafting a brand new scene, whether it's in the rough drafting process or in revision, to replace...

Wednesday, February 18

Blogging like it's 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Laurel Garver
I admit I shamelessly stole this post title from YA author Sara Zarr. (Though, to be fair, she used the year 2006.) In a recent post, she discussed the gradual shift in her blogging...

Wednesday, February 11

Need to raise more questions in your fiction? Try starbursting

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Laurel Garver
Journalists are trained to always ask six core questions when developing a news story: Who? What? Where? When? Why?  How? The corporate world has a clever way of visualizing...

Wednesday, February 4

8 Tips for Writing Standout Titles

Wednesday, February 04, 2015 Laurel Garver
Kimberly Joy Peters, 2010; School Library Journal Titles are tricky, no doubt about it. Your title, like your cover art, is an important marketing tool. A good title should...
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