Killing Darlings
How do we determine when to cut a scene out of our work… and if we don’t want to make the cut, how can we save it?
Understanding Psychic Distance
What’s psychic distance? Come in to find out, and work on mastering one aspect of “show, don’t tell” in your writing.
The Inside/Outside Trick
Avoid an overreliance on body language cues in dialogue passages by using the inside/outside trick.
Writing Vivid Description
Learn to adapt the 5-4-3-2-1 technique for writing and enhance your descriptive prose.
Planning the External Plot
A look behind the curtain at how I use beat sheets and scene cards to scaffold my external plot.
Attributing Dialogue
Four methods of attribution that will make your dialogue read like a dream.