The Blood-Red Pencil: Ask the Editor About Submitting Manuscripts

The Blood-Red Pencil: Ask the Editor About Submitting Manuscripts

Paperback Writer: Blogging Inspiration

Paperback Writer: Blogging Inspiration

Ten Point Plot Template

The Blood-Red Pencil: Prairie Dog Cowboy by V. Gilbert Zabel

The Blood-Red Pencil: Prairie Dog Cowboy by V. Gilbert Zabel

The Blood-Red Pencil: Need Help With Plotting?

The Blood-Red Pencil: Need Help With Plotting?

Forensics & Faith: Ten Steps to Writing a Fiction Review

Forensics & Faith: Ten Steps to Writing a Fiction Review

The Blood-Red Pencil: Three 2009 Fiction Favorites Recommended by Patricia Stoltey

The Blood-Red Pencil: Three 2009 Fiction Favorites Recommended by Patricia Stoltey

RULES TO LIVE BY: Testing a book blurb

RULES TO LIVE BY: Testing a book blurb
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Rachelle Gardner's Blog

Rants and Ramblings

On Life as a Literary Agent


Foreshadowing vs. Telegraphing
Today I thought I'd talk about an aspect of novel-crafting that I don't see addressed very often, even though I deal with it all the time when editing novels. It's the technique of foreshadowing and its black-sheep cousin, telegraphing.

Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: First or Third?--And How To Decide

Kim's Craft Blog--Fiction, Memoir, Creative Writing: First or Third?--And How To Decide

The Blood-Red Pencil

Ask The Editor - How bad can a character be?

Ask the Editors: Third Person/Present Tense

Space Snark™ A blog by Rowena Cherry: What if readers were offered more multi-author samplers?

Space Snark™ A blog by Rowena Cherry: What if readers were offered more multi-author samplers?

Writer’s Digest - Hooked

Writer’s Digest - Hooked by Les Edgerton.

Writer's Digest e-newsletter
Hooked unravels the mystery of bad beginnings.
It reveals the most common mistake writers make (not trusting the reader's intelligence) and the most effective way to begin a story (an inciting incident).

Alexandra Sokoloff: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Alexandra Sokoloff: Nanowrimo prep: Elements of Act Three - Elevate Your Ending

Alexandra Sokoloff: Nanowrimo Day 1: Your First Draft is Always Going to Suck

The Blood-Red Pencil: And the Winners Are!

The Blood-Red Pencil: And the Winners Are!