Writers Tips

One Thing Readers Hate

Alan Watt | Posted 12.31.2011

Alan Watt

Coincidence lacks conflict. Sure, they occur in our lives every day, but in a story, coincidences are generally a problem.

Writer Wednesday: Do You Need A Sympathetic Heroine In Your Novel?

Stella Duffy | Posted 11.28.2011

Stella Duffy

I'm not sure when the 'sympathetic character' became a necessity for modern authors. Certainly the Brontës didn't feel constantly pressured to write sympathetic characters, or they'd never have got away with Mr. Rochester