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Q&A: Boring characters? 13 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
A writer asked me this question: I recently started writing a novel based off a couple friends and I wondering what would happen if we got thrust into a messy world of insane, chaotic, and anything c...
NEW! Heroine's Journey worksheet 12 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
Heroine's Journey worksheet $5 I was asked to describe my Heroine’s Journey many times and I even taught several workshops on it at writer’s conferences, and so I decided to write a more detailed wor...
Self-Editing tips on eHarlequin and Synopsis writing class in August! 20 Jul 2013 | 05:53 am
Self-Editing tips at eHarlequin I forgot to post this earlier, but I'm posting Deep Editing tips over at the eHarlequin forum boards. I'm going over 5 of the points that are in my Self-Editing worksh...
Avoiding Episodic Writing 18 Jul 2013 | 06:20 am
(This post originally appeared on Suite101, but it's no longer there so I'll post it here. :) Make the Character Proactive Rather Than Reactive Eliminate episodic scenes by giving the character an E...
Update April 2013 19 Apr 2013 | 07:04 am
Because of several writing contracts, I've decided to step back from doing critiques and coaching for most of 2013 in order to save my injured wrists and my health for my books. If you'd like recommen...
New one-on-one email coaching services 20 Aug 2012 | 08:26 pm
My wrists are feeling pretty good, so I'm going to be open to scheduling some one-on-one email coaching services. However, because of book deadlines, I won't be able to start any coaching until Octobe...
New!! Self-Editing worksheet and price drop on Characterization and Deep POV worksheets 20 Aug 2012 | 07:51 pm
NEW SELF-EDITING WORKSHEET! After Katie commented on my author blog about my Self-Editing class, I realized that I could just offer a self-editing worksheet for those of you who wanted to take my onl...
Story Sensei classes in August and a new service 14 Jul 2012 | 01:20 am
Online classes in August My wrists are starting to feel better, so I’ve decided to hold four online classes in August for anyone who’s interested: Synopsis writing online class ($30) August 1 - 15 ...
Just write crap 13 Jun 2012 | 11:00 pm
It seems like this happens for every single book I write. I’m in the first quarter of the book, struggling to get the words down. It feels like slogging through New England clam chowder. Then I sudde...
Endorsements for worksheets? 18 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
Hey guys, If you've bought and used my worksheets and want to write an endorsement for me, please email me at storysensei {at] gmail [dot} com. I'll post your endorsement on my Endorsements page and ...
