How to Write Better Villains

How to Write Better Villains

by | Craft

Build a better villain!   If you’re writing a story with a “villain” – a true antagonist, someone whose goal is ultimately to prevent the protagonist from achieving their goal, either directly or indirectly – then you need to create a villain worth of the role....
How to Find Your Right Readers, Part 3

How to Find Your Right Readers, Part 3

by | Craft

Finding your Right Readers, part 3… the nitty gritty.   You know your brand: what you consistently bring to the table, the intersection of what you love, and what you do well. You also know your Right Readers: the context of where to best find them (genre,...
How to Find your Right Readers, Part 2

How to Find your Right Readers, Part 2

by | Writing Life

You know your author brand. Now what?   Remember last week, when we talked about author branding being an introduction? When you introduce yourself to someone, you don’t regurgitate your whole life story in minute detail with footnotes and color commentary. You...
HOW TO FIND YOUR RIGHT READERS, PART 1

HOW TO FIND YOUR RIGHT READERS, PART 1

by | Craft

  I mentioned before that it was more important to find your right readers, rather than appeal to some generic “universal” readership. Turns out a number of you were interested in getting more information about finding your “right readers.” (I’m going to...