How To Collection Below is an ever-growing collection of How To posts for writers. Help yourself and learn How To… …Write People in Love …Write a Protagonist of Interest …Recognize Material …Use a Sprint Journal …Make the Most of a Writing Hour …Write an Hour at a Time …Annoy at Literary Agent …Revise in Three Steps, part 3 …Revise in Three Steps, part 2 ….Revise a Manuscript in Three Steps …Prepare for a Month of Intense Writing …Test a Character’s Character …DIY a Dedicated Writing Month …Avoid Typo Blindness …Write a Themed Story …Punctuate Titles in a Manuscript …Tame an Open Mic …Sprint …Cite Writing Credentials (when you have none) …Tell—Flashback or Memory? …Use Transitions to Trim Word Count …Kick the THAT Habit …Scale the 100 Page Wall …Stop Stalling …Prepare for a Writers Conference …Choose Strong Verbs …Run a Free Write …Avoid Overpopulation, part 1 …Avoid Overpopulation, part 2 …Write a World Changer …Write an Episodic Story …Use an Ellipsis Versus a Dash …Follow Up a Writers Conference …Give a Public Reading …Write an Artist Statement …Foreshadow …Avoid Talking Heads …Show, Not Tell …Write an Author Bio (short) …Lower Your Word Count …Lead a Reader …Avoid Redundancy …Write a Reaction …Write a Dialogue Tag …Stay in POV …Not Get Published …Write a Thematic Statement …Write a Story Question …Write a Log Line …Be—or Not to Be—An Active Writer Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...