This month, Steven H. Wilson discusses some of the elements that comprise a gripping novel while Joe Bunting schools us on the use of rising action in storytelling.

Secrets are revealed over at Career Authors as Tiffany Yates Martin explains the four habits of successful authors, Tracy Clark shares five tips on pacing, and Sharon Short offers strategies for writing from first person POV.

Speaking of POV, third-person omniscient is still alive and well and  that sagacious “mythcreant” Chris Winkle shows us how to use it effectively.  She also shows us ways in which exposition can be used to evoke emotion.

All that and a little more. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

What Makes a Good Story? by Steven H. Wilson

What Third-Person Omniscient POV is and How to Master It by Chris Winkle

What is Didactic Literature? Have we Outgrown it? by Robert Harrell

4 Survival Skills of Highly Successful Authors by Tiffany Yates Martin

Wait for it! Five Secrets to Perfect Pacing by Tracy Clark via Hank Phillippi Ryan

Six Secrets to Writing from the First Person Point of View by Sharon Short

Nine Things to Consider Before Giving Up on Your Book by Penny C. Sansevieri

Rising Action: Definition and Examples of This Dramatic Structure Element by Joe Bunting

What If You’re Writing Novellas? Now What? by Tara Deal via Jane Friedman

How to Use Exposition to Evoke Emotion by Chris Winkle