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How to Write Character Descriptions that Add to Reader Experience
Many authors create a long list of physical attributes crammed into one paragraph, but the reader experience is halted...

Martha Chargot
May 11, 20213 min read


Change of Plans: How to Adapt Your Screenplay into a Novel
Do you ever feel stuck in your medium? You shouldn’t! It may not feel ideal to repurpose your story into a novel, but...

Martha Chargot
Mar 30, 20213 min read


How to Punctuate Your Dialogue
Your dialogue punctuation is likely to be cleaned by your proofreader, but these changes can really bring an editor into the weeds...

Martha Chargot
Mar 23, 20215 min read


What Not to Do When Writing Taboo
Authors and readers have an undying hunger to explore these subjects in books, film, and everyday conversation...

Martha Chargot
Mar 16, 20212 min read


Beginner’s Guide to Scene Writing: Ways to Fix a Flat Scene
Have you ever read one of your scenes and felt… just… totally uninterested? It’s likely your scene is falling flat. Don’t worry...

Martha Chargot
Jan 26, 20214 min read


10 Archetypal Characters and How to Modernize Them
An archetype is basically an element of literature that has appeared over and over again since the dawn of storytelling...

Martha Chargot
Dec 8, 20205 min read


Tips for Writing Realistic Dialogue
One of my friends working for a big 5 publishing house said that one of the most heartbreaking reasons she frequently rejects manuscripts...

Martha Chargot
Nov 24, 20203 min read


The Four Elements of Believable Character Building
Sometimes it is difficult to uncover what is holding your characters back from reaching their full potential...

Martha Chargot
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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