Beat sheets, long used by movie scriptwriters, can also help us create strong stories for our novels. Don’t know what beat sheets are or how to use them? Do you write by the seat of your pants and don’t want to plan your story in advance? N…
Thousands of New York Times bestselling authors and newbie writers alike credit Jami Gold’s worksheets for getting their stories into shape. In fact, Jami’s Romance Beat Sheet has been downloaded over 60,000 times! Why is the Romance Beat S…
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared: in…
It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared: With this turn for another coaching article at WHW, we’r…
Hey Jami, I noticed that I seem to do either “clean romance” (nothing beyond innuendos) or outright erotica. Nothing in between. XD Sometime ago, I was writing this choose your own adventure dark thriller with erotic scenes. Ah, it looked l…
In reply to Star Ostgard. Hi Star, Yep, that makes sense! And your tip to avoid doing things that makes you cringe is exactly why that Step 4 research is so important. As far as your “no human body can do that” insight — yes! We want to avo…
I’ve only written a couple of sex scenes, and I struggled with them. Mainly to make sure I didn’t do the things that make me cringe when I’ve read other writer’s scenes. For example, I don’t go into great detail about the physical. I’ve rea…
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared: in…
It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared: With this turn for another coaching article at WHW, I’m
(Get Posts by Email with form below) It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how storytelling can make sex scenes matter. It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing…
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