by acackler | Jan 7, 2021 | General
One of the most dangerous misconceptions (relatively speaking, of course) in the academia of creative writing concerns the character flaw. I blame the internet. In a day and age where everyone gets a platform, and where a huge percentage of writers are self taught...
by acackler | Jan 7, 2021 | General, Series: Writing Close
One of the most obvious tools in the romance toolbox for showing close relationships between characters is simply to have them touch each other. Don’t worry, I don’t mean explicit touching. This isn’t a how-to for writing naughty love scenes. When I...
by acackler | Dec 31, 2020 | General
In fact, I am willing to bet that every author does it at some point or another. First of all, what is gardening? It’s basically free-writing. You sit down and start typing with no concrete plan in mind. I’ve also seen this method called pantsing, as in...
by acackler | Dec 30, 2020 | General, Series: Just Write
Just write: These two little words are the most commonly given and most powerful writing advice out there. It’s heard so often and seems so insignificant that most people overlook it as yet another meaningless brush off or watered down writing-advice-meme with...
by acackler | Dec 27, 2020 | General
So, I watched Wonder Woman 1984 last night. I mean, it was okay. Not great, but certainly not as bad as some of the reviews made it out to be. But I have a soft spot for super hero movies and romance, so maybe it’s just me. Many of the bad reviews had good...
by acackler | Dec 16, 2020 | General
What’s the one thing that keeps a reader turning the page? One word: tension. To be more specific, it’s the build up of tension and the expectation of release. But that’s such a broad concept with a myriad of options, how can one possibly write a...
