Have you heard about this new YouTube genre? In “Write With Me” videos, writers film themselves while outlining their next story, hammering out…
Plot-driven vs. Character-driven Stories: Recognizing Your Preference and Finding Balance to Create Great Plots and Incredible Characters by Angelique Bochnak
Make a list of your top ten favorite books of all time, and then ask yourself why? What made those books so great…
The Write Place #29: Tara Gallina
Can you write in the dark? Yes? If you have a laptop, surface, iPad, or phone, I suppose you can. You don’t necessarily…
The Write Place #28: Stephanie Jimenez
At my best, I write everywhere. I write waiting for the train or for a friend who’s running late. I really write best…
Creating a Perennial Writing Planner
Life itself demands so much from us. We only have twenty-four hours in a day, and there are dozens of tasks to accomplish.…
The Write Place #27: Anjana Chowdhury
These days I write on an antique, Edwardian ladies writing desk in a guest-bedroom-cum-study. I imagine women dressed in fine gowns, writing letters…
The Write Place #26: Anna Pitoniak
My writing routine has changed over time. Up until last year, I was working full-time as an editor at Random House, so my…
The Write Place #25: Devan Burton
When I first moved into my apartment, I placed an old black poker table in the kitchen. It was the same table that…
Seven Characteristics of a Well-Realized Fictional World By Angelique Bochnak
Anyone who decides to write a fictional book will need to do some level of worldbuilding. The genre you choose to write will…
The Write Place #24: Danette Haworth
My writing routine used to be very disciplined: wake up early, get the kids ready for school, come home and do various house…