Flash Fiction: Problem/Interruption

Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. This is the second in a four-part series about writing flash fiction. You can find the first part HERE if you missed it. Last time, we looked at creating your hook and giving your reader a character they care about who needs something . …

Flash Fiction: Your Hook

Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. Today, we are embarking upon the first of a four-part post on writing flash fiction; that is, stories of 500 words or less. I will link back to each part in subsequent posts for ease of reference. As most of you will know by …

A new kind of tension

Happy October everyone. Craig here again, and I'm on record more than once saying that tension sells stories. We try to use whatever we can to get some tense moments into our tales. The world is changing, and it's moving so fast that many of us are struggling to catch up. This is a golden …

Using Vignettes

Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. Today, I wanted to talk about using vignettes in your novels. Here is the dictionary definition of a vignette: vignette viːˈnjɛt,vɪˈnjɛt/ noun 1. A brief evocative description, account, or episode. "a classic vignette of embassy life" One of the best uses of this device is …

One of these things is not like the other

I gang, Craig here today. I had some of this conversation in the blog comments somewhere, and don't remember where. Doesn't really matter, it sparked my idea for today's post. I recently finished the draft of a fantasy novel, and will probably have started editing before this goes live. One of the things about a …