Tag: Writing Craft
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How to Strengthen Your Character’s Interior World
Every compelling character has two stories — the one happening around them and the one happening inside them. Plot may move the narrative forward, but a character’s interior world is what gives the story its heartbeat — the quiet motivations, wounds, hopes, and contradictions that make them feel real. If you want readers to stay,… Read more
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How to Write with Clarity When You’re Exploring Deep Themes
Some of the most meaningful writing comes from the deepest places inside us — the questions we wrestle with, the truths we’re learning, the wounds we’re healing, and the faith we’re growing into. But writing about deep themes can also make our prose feel heavy, tangled, or unclear. When we’re trying to express something profound,… Read more
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Dialogue Tags, Emotion, and How to Add Power to Your Writing
Writers ask me all kinds of questions during the editing process, but one that comes up again and again is this: “When I do use dialogue tags, can I use them to show emotion?” It’s a great question, and the answer is both simple and freeing. The Short Version Simple tags keep your dialogue clean.… Read more
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Revealing Your Why Through Your Writer’s Voice
Every writer has a voice — that unmistakable blend of tone, rhythm, conviction, and heart that makes their words feel like them. But your writer’s voice doesn’t appear out of thin air. It isn’t something you “find” like a lost set of keys. It’s something you uncover, layer by layer, as you learn to write… Read more