The Two Manuscript Dilemma

by plcguestblogger

by Darcy Pattison Did you know that when you write something and type the end, you really have two manuscripts? There’s the manuscript in your head and the manuscript on the page and… Continue reading →

500 Club (5/26)

by Amy K. Nichols

It’s Thursday! Time to play the 500 Club. First, a recap of how it works: Write 500 words based on one of the prompts below. Post your 500 word on your blog. Paste… Continue reading →

Why Hearing Voices Is A Good Thing

by Amy K. Nichols

One of the trickier aspects of writing, in my opinion, is locking down character voice. For some characters, voice comes naturally. For others, it takes work–and sometimes a lot of bad writing–to nail… Continue reading →

Digital Books: Seismic Shift or Fad?

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by Jon Lewis Thanks to eReaders like the iPad, Kindle and Nook, the distribution and consumption of digital books is exploding, and it’s causing a ripple effect throughout the publishing industry. But what… Continue reading →

Finding Your Voice

by Amy McLane

This week at the PLC we’re talking about voice in fiction. That can mean one of two things- the voice you develop as a writer, or the voice of the character telling the… Continue reading →

500 Club (5/19/11)

by S. C. Green

Welcome back from our brief hiatus. The 500 Club prompts are back and ready to stimulate some flash fiction, short stories, or just a good old creative writing stretch. If ever our Thursday… Continue reading →

Setting: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right

by Amy K. Nichols

Before I ever considered taking up writing, I was a reader. A pretty voracious one at that. I’ve read a lot of books. And as a reader, I see writers approach setting in… Continue reading →

Three Sneaky Tricks to Slide in Settings

by Amy McLane

You can’t fly without solid ground beneath you. Nope. You can’t. You can’t get momentum. There’s no light, no wind. Just an empty void. And by “fly,” I mean write, of course. I… Continue reading →

The Night Shift, Part III

by Amy K. Nichols

This is final installment of a three-part story. If you haven’t yet, you can read part one here, and part two here. No sooner had the green goo spread to the Rock Star… Continue reading →

The Night Shift, Part II

by Amy McLane

Part I of The Night Shift is here. Part III will be posted on Friday. The kid jumped at the sound of her voice. He spun, a neat heel-toe that I never would’ve… Continue reading →