Animate body parts in your descriptions can be ludicrous or even confusing to readers. Here's how to avoid them! buff.ly/4dKeJZ3 #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer #writerscommunity #writers #writerslife #writersnetwork #writersblock #screenwriter #writerlife

How to Write a Book When You Have No Idea What You're Doing buff.ly/37abdKK #writing #writingcommunity K.M. Weiland

This is an important question K.M. Weiland brings up. Splitting the focus of your story too many ways can interfere with pacing and leave your characters feeling hollow. Go over your cast and ask who is truly important for the plot and who can be removed. buff.ly/3sVQqQH

Analysis: How Storytelling Makes the Story by Tiffany Yates Martin buff.ly/4dtJUIo #amwriting

Discover how to tackle the first half of the Second Act in your story with confidence. Learn valuable tips on structure and character. wp.me/p3QOd2-8VA #StructuringYourNovel #plot #storystructure #threeactstructure #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer

Coming Soon! Novel Quest is a fun, flexible month-long challenge for writers and writing groups. Take the dare: can you finish the first draft of a novel or an editing pass by setting and achieving SMART goals? Go to → novelquest.org to find out more!

In this week's post/podcast, discover how to tackle the first half of the Second Act in your story with confidence. Learn valuable tips on structure and character. wp.me/p3QOd2-8VA #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer #writerscommunity #writers #writerslife

"Editing Your Novel Q&A" - K.M. Weiland bit.ly/EditingYourNov… #EditingJourney #EditingMastery #bookediting #writingadvice #amediting #aspiringauthor #writingcommunity #authorlife #bookwriting #editing #indieauthor #writing

The First Half of the Second Act is the "reaction phase" of your story where characters find the time and space to react to the First Plot Point. Read more in Structuring Your Novel: kmweilandstore.com/b/wkAVC #StructuringYourNovel #plot #storystructure

Harper’s audio sales exceed e-books (This week in books) by Nathan Bransford buff.ly/4clfdEa #amwriting

Most common #writingmistakes, pt. 61: 5 types of clunky dialogue. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/common-writing… @KMWEILAND #writers

Explore the use of story structure by classic authors. Do the works of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens follow plot structure? helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/classic-author… #StructuringYourNovel #plot #storystructure #threeactstructure #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer #writerscommunity

A Touch of the Madness: Creativity In Writing And Filmmaking With Larry Kasanoff via Joanna (J.F.) Penn buff.ly/3MjnNIM #amwriting

Uncover the power of the Midpoint in storytelling. Explore how this pivotal moment in the Second Act changes the paradigm of the story. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/story-structur… #StructuringYourNovel #plot #storystructure #threeactstructure #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer

Consider This Before Killing a Character #WritingCommunity buff.ly/3XhiWyt via K.M. Weiland

"6 Archetypes of Violence" - K.M. Weiland bit.ly/3QPn1Fl #AuthoringWorld #authorspeak #ASMSG #amwriting #aspiringauthor #novelwriting #MyInspiration #writercommunity #authorlife #indieauthor #bookwriting #bookish

In this week's post/podcast, uncover the power of the Midpoint in storytelling. Explore how this pivotal moment in the Second Act changes the paradigm of the story. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/story-structur… #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer #writerscommunity #writers #writerslife

Scene Structure and Transitions in Big Scenes #WritingCommunity #YouTube #Podcast buff.ly/3xos5ea via K.M. Weiland

The Midpoint is what keeps your Second Act from dragging. It caps the reactions in the book's first half and sets up the chain of actions that will lead the characters into the Third Act. Read more in Structuring Your Novel: kmweilandstore.com/b/wkAVC #StructuringYourNovel #plot

Check Your Chapter Length by @writenowcoach buff.ly/4dLR7Dz #amwriting