

Creating Great Characters: Creating A Character Arc Part Two
Over the past several months you've transformed your characters from rudimentary ideas into real, living people. You've uncovered their formative memories and deepened their relationships with others and with themselves. Last month you started on the most important (and intimidating) part: building their character arcs. Today we're going to finalize that character arc and map it out so you can start building your plot around it. You will need extra time to complete these exer

Income Diversification for Authors: Subscription Services
Over the past several months I've explored several ways to build a diverse income through your creative exploits, from freelance writing to creating merchandise for your books to selling completely unrelated art. Today I'm going to talk about something that's become quite prominent in creative circles: subscription services. What are subscription services? When you hear the word "subscription," the first things you probably think are magazines and newspapers, because their bu