writing skills

Using Backstory To Define Your Character

Why the hero of Gladiator is more compelling the hero of Gladiator 2

Dec 7 •

Parker Peevyhouse

The Single Moment That Ruins A Murder Mystery

How to reward cleverness while hiding clues in plain sight

Nov 3 •

Parker Peevyhouse

Why The Second Half Of Your Novel Fizzled Out

Part 2 on how to fix your novel's hook, with a printable guide

Oct 28 •

Parker Peevyhouse

When Every Love Interest Is A Famous Singer

How to add an ironic twist to your novel's hook

Oct 12 •

Parker Peevyhouse

My Friends All Hate My Novel In Very Different Ways

Or, how to survive a critique

Sep 21 •

Parker Peevyhouse

Not Every Character Needs A Wounded Past (Part 2)

2 more types of characters who don't need wounds

Sep 7 •

Parker Peevyhouse

Not Every Character Needs A Wounded Past

4 types of characters who don't need wounds

Aug 31 •

Parker Peevyhouse

7 Rules For Satisfying Murder Mysteries

Rethinking the "fair play" murder mystery

Aug 3 •

Parker Peevyhouse

2 MORE Ways To Add Tension To Your Story's Intro

Part 2: Problems and Polarization

Jul 20 •

Parker Peevyhouse

2 Ways To Add Tension To Your Story's Intro

Part 1: The Mini-Mystery / Foreshadowing

Jul 6 •

Parker Peevyhouse

Use These 3 Archetypes to Enhance Your Villains

Predator, Holdfast, Avenger

Jun 14 •

Parker Peevyhouse

How to Bring Characters to Life in Your Revision

A guest post by author Laura Resau

Jun 4 •

Parker Peevyhouse

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