So let’s say you’ve written a story and decide to publish it as an indie author. You have done your research, made connections, and both asked for and followed advice. Your story is of reasonable quality, it’s reasonably free of typos, and it’s got a reasonable cover, description, and all the little bits and bobs […]
AI writing is easy…and that’s a problem You’ve been working with AI a lot lately and have figured out how to use it to help improve your writing. Emails, blog posts, website text, social media, fiction, essays, resumes, white papers, slide decks, report summaries, book reports, homework, sales copy…you name it. The basic process goes
This is a long, crunchy, deep-dive craft post for fiction writers who want their stories to land with more emotional resonance. I’ve been noticing a pattern in solid-but-not-quite-there fiction—including my own—and it boils down to this: meaningful story details. When our stories don’t connect with readers, the problem isn’t always character or conflict. Sometimes, it’s
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A couple of days ago, I got stuck on my current fiction project and went out for a walk to think about what I needed to do next. In the dark I whipped out my phone and started brainstorming, babbling about the nearest thing to hand when nothing particularly relevant to the story came to
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