How To Write Shop

Protagonist Hook: Unique Job and Lifestyle

posted on: May 16, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

Readers read to put on a character’s skin and have a new experience through that character. One final piece of developing your character is to...

posted on: May 4, 2012 | author: KristiCook

I recently read this article in the Atlantic Wire about race in young adult fiction, and I’ve decided to address the topic here, since I think...

posted on: Apr 30, 2012 | author: Lori Devoti

Contrary to what some people seem to think, writing a romance is no easier than writing any other type of book. In fact, if writing romance and...

posted on: Apr 27, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

For many people, work defines aspects of their lives. The same is true of characters. Who would Jane Rizzoli (in Tess Gerritson’s books) be...

posted on: Apr 23, 2012 | author: Rachel Berens-VanHeest

What language do they speak in Great Britain? English. What language do they speak in America? English. So what’s the problem? Well, it’s not a...

posted on: Apr 18, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

One of the most important aspects of writing a novel is to develop a strong reader-protagonist connection (and let’s face it, if you write...