There are as many types of antagonist as there are protagonist – a villain for every hero (maybe more than one). We’ve talked before about how to write sympathetic antagonists, how to write villains that your reader trusts, and even how to write a story with no antagonist at all, but what about when you
Do you need an alpha reader? A person who can give you honest, immediate feedback about your book while it’s still being written? At some point in writing your book, the answer is going to be ‘yes’, but that doesn’t mean you should be scrolling through your contacts, looking for someone who fits the bill. First, you
Have you tried it all? All the advice about what to do, how much to do, the brand new thing to try that no one else has ever tried, the age-old wisdom that’s making the rounds again – have you tried it all and still found the success you dream of remains out of reach? There’s
It’s time-honored advice that authors can learn as much – if not more – from badly told stories than from works of genius. Good writing, after all, is idiosyncratic; there’s only so much you can learn from Twain or Hemingway before you’re simply learning their style, whereas poor writers highlight the pitfalls you might tumble into
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