character development
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How to fight like a girl; when your female protagonist is attacked
At some point in your writing, your female protagonist might be attacked by a man. If you haven’t given her super powers or a strong background in martial arts getting her out of the situation might be tricky. Read more
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When you have to write a love scene
So, if you find yourself in a spot where you need to write a love scene, here are some things that can help you get through it. Read more
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Interesting, Realistic Conflict
Two things that shouldn’t be in a riveting story? Too many wild loose ends and tight pretty bows. Now the loose ends, they can flap around through out the story, being tethered down one by one, but at the end, unless you are writing a series, they should be pretty much accounted for, if not Read more
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Writing YA for adults who are young
I recently read an article that criticized love and first sight and anything beyond “pure” romance in YA novels (I guess that means anything beyond chaste kissing?). It made me a little angry. Not as a writer. As a former young adult. I remember being a teenager. Do you? The writer claimed the best YA Read more
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Your character is your new bff
Sometime a story gets started with the concept of a really awesome character. When this happens what unfolds around them is secondary to who they are. You know this person well. They live on every page. Sometimes the character is who gets cast in the conflict you have created. When this happens, sometimes it’s necesary Read more
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When things are at their worst, Make them laugh
It’s certainly a decision of style to add humor to a serious story. Many many authors do not. I, personally, find those books harder to read. Probably because I’m the kind of person who tells fart jokes after a funeral. Read more
LC W. Allingham 