by P. S. Hoffman | May 1, 2018 | Character, How to Write
This is a continuation of last week’s post: 26 Ways to Write Likable, Sympathetic Characters, Part 1. Before we get back to the list, I want to cover a topic every writer needs to understand: The Importance of Instantly Sympathetic Characters Here’s what I imagine...
by P. S. Hoffman | Apr 24, 2018 | Character, How to Write
Want to make your story impossible to put down? Create instant sympathy with your characters. There are tools chapter one (or better yet, page one) you want to make sure your readers: …readers will get addicted to your characters, and beg for more. What Makes a...
by P. S. Hoffman | Apr 12, 2018 | Character, How to Write
I can’t stop telling my friends about Brandon Sanderson’s books. The last six hours of my life were dedicated to finishing Words of Radiance, the second book in his epic Fantasy Series, The Stormlight Archives. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. This dawned on me...
by P. S. Hoffman | Apr 4, 2018 | Character, How to Write
Characters with Powerful Motivations will steal your clock. They’ll reach up pull it off the wall and smash it. When you can write a character with a strong motivation, you will steal hours away from your readers… …and take them on exciting, emotional journeys...
by P. S. Hoffman | Mar 27, 2018 | Character, How to Write
How do you describe your characters? Here’s an amazing writing trick: Go to the mirror, write what you see, and… …never, ever do that again. Because describing your characters with a checklist is BORING: Her eyes were brown And her hair was brown...
by P. S. Hoffman | Mar 20, 2018 | Character, How to Write
In this age of extreme opinions, it’s hard to write diverse characters… …which means you should write them anyway. We live in an age where the most dramatic opinion always gets attention: Extreme social justice movements on one side And horrendously...
by P. S. Hoffman | Mar 6, 2018 | How to Write
You might be surprised by all the “hidden gems” for writers on YouTube: Interviews with Bestselling authors Consistently updated Writing Channels And even full-length Writing Courses… 100% free It ain’t easy to find them all. Well, it...
by PSHoffmanAuthorAdmin | Feb 27, 2018 | How to Write
Last week, I finished writing the 21st draft of a short story. I made a ton of mistakes, lost my way numerous times… …and became a much, much better writer. Here are 21 writing tips that took me too many drafts – and tears – to discover: 1. Why...
by PSHoffmanAuthorAdmin | Feb 20, 2018 | How to Write
Above the pearly gates in Writer’s Purgatory… …there is a question painted gold, floating letters: “What is the Most Important Rule of Writing?” Ahead, a vaguely androgynous guardian stood over a marble lectern, scribbling in a book with gold-leafed pages. When...
by PSHoffmanAuthorAdmin | Feb 13, 2018 | How to Write, More
“…There is no such thing as Writer’s block…” At least, that’s what I keep hearing. “It’s a lie. It’s an excuse. It doesn’t exist.” Wrong. Writer’s Block is real. Every writer ever has faced it. But – there is...
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