by Linden Gross | Mar 31, 2022 | Language, Writing
Most writers realize that writing dialogue can be a way to show rather than tell a story. Too often, however, they’ll take a long expository passage, put quotes around it and let a character make what amounts to a speech. For starters, that’s not how most...
by Linden Gross | Dec 10, 2020 | Language, Writing
Too many writers think of description or using detail as a string of adjectives. Wrong. It’s all about using detail that brings your characters and settings to life. Barbara Kingsolver didn’t just depend on her imagination to come up with the details...
by Linden Gross | Sep 24, 2020 | Language, Writing
If your narrative has started to feel like a dead fish, you clearly need to employ life-saving measures. Showing readers what happens to the people in your story can help turn around even the most critically-ill piece of writing. So can letting them hear it through...
by Linden Gross | Apr 2, 2020 | Language, Marketing, Publishing, Writing
Most writers know that their back cover blurb needs to convince readers to buy the book. As a result, a lot of blurbs focus on why the book is so great instead of addressing why the reader might be interested in the topic. You can see the exact same mistake on website...
by Linden Gross | Oct 10, 2019 | Editing, Language, Writing
Do you ever wonder how the pros keep cranking out books or articles year after year? While that’s certainly not easy, it’s also not rocket science. The key is finding what works for you, and then keeping a few tricks of the trade in mind so that you, too,...
by Linden Gross | Jun 13, 2019 | Language
Writing details can breathe life into your prose. But you have to choose the right details to focus on, and then use them judiciously. For starters, that means no laundry lists. Finding that one feature to focus on that’s as revealing as it is evocative will...
