This week, Deb Caletti offers reliable tips on unreliable narrators while Chris Winkle explains the importance of planning character arcs. Emma Lombard and Carol Van Den Hende discuss developing a marketing plan and creating an author brand, respectively.
At the Write Practive, Jeff Elkins provides six critical steps to creating a good villain and J.D. Edwin gets back to basics with four foundational skills for writing fiction.
Claire Armitstead delves into the growing theme of climate fiction (cli-fi) and if you’re struggling to write the perfect ending to your novel, the folks at NaNoWriMo might be of help.
All that and a little more. Enjoy!
8 Tips to Writing Unreliable Narrators by Deb Caletti
How to Develop a Marketing and Promotion Plan as an Indie Author by Emma Lombard
Don’t Cheat Your Reader by Mae Clair
Keeping it Real—or Not: Fact and Fiction in the Novel by Carol Goodman
Planning Character Arcs by Chris Winkle
How Twitter Can Ruin a Life by Emily VanDerWerff
Stories to Save the World: The New Wave of Climate Fiction by Claire Armitstead
Selling Foreign Book Rights – How Authors Generate International Income by Matt Knight
How to Write Good Fiction: 4 Foundational Skills and How to Build Them by J.D. Edwin
How to Write a Villain – 6 Scenes Your Story Needs by Jeff Elkins
8 Mistakes to Avoid While Writing the Perfect Ending to Your Novel from the NaNoWriMo Blog
The Myth of Quality vs Quantity in Publishing by Kristina Adams (podcast)
What is Author Brand and How to Craft Yours by Carol Van Den Hende