Category Archives: tips

Making Characters Sing… Figuratively

By the Brothers Seim: We’ve learned that  creating a natural character is one of the more challenging aspects in writing. We do struggle with it at times, but have discovered some things along the way. Let Them Grow: Characters tend … Continue reading

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Writing Great Dialogue & Five Tips for Making it Crackle.

By Nathan Seim At first, writing dialogue was extremely difficult for me. No matter what I wrote, when I actually went back to read it, I found what I had written was usually lifeless, dry, and boring. I thought for … Continue reading

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Writers Couch Maps.

We’ve added something to the site that I think will be really useful. Wc Maps is a Google map of writing conferences and workshops all over. It’s not fully fleshed out, but we’re working across the US and then beyond. … Continue reading

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On Learning to Write Better.

by Gavin Seim: There’s something I’ve learned from being a photographer that applies perfectly to writing and that’s learning. I’m twenty five years old and I’ve been serious about photography for about 13 of those years. Looking back on that … Continue reading

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