by Stephanie Dethlefs | May 3, 2022 | Character Development, First Draft, Planning your book, writing craft, Writing middle grade, Writing schedule, Writing YA
While secondary characters might seem less important than your protagonist, they actually serve a very important purpose. They drive the story forward and give the protagonist context, relationships, roadblocks, relief, and more. In this episode, we look at the role...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | May 25, 2021 | Accountability, Getting feedback, Planning your book, Revision, writing craft, Writing schedule
Writers write, right? Isn’t that all there is to it? If we really look at what will provide growth and improvement in both writing and confidence, there are a few other activities that should be a part of all of our lives. Listen to podcast episode #35: Anatomy...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | May 18, 2021 | First Draft, Getting feedback, Revision, writing craft, Writing schedule
There is high value in revising along the way. What I mean by this is revising even while you are still writing your first draft. In the last post, where we talked about getting feedback at every stage, I made the point that writing is not a linear process, despite...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Apr 30, 2021 | Accountability, Mindset, Planning your book, Writing schedule
Listen to podcast episode #21: Goal-Setting Part 2: Getting Specific >> Subscribe to the Hello Writers! podcast on your favorite player! This post originally appeared on Medium in January 2021. NOTE: This post is Part 2 of a series. If you haven’t yet read Part...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Apr 29, 2021 | Accountability, Inner critic, Writing schedule
Listen to podcast episode 14: Discover Your Best Time to Write Subscribe to the Hello Writers! podcast on your favorite player! This post originally appeared in Medium in October 2020. During the past seven months, our world has been rocked. And one thing I know for...
