Robbi Bryant

Editor Robin Patchen wraps up our examination of Fatal Flaw: # 6 Show, Don’t Tell. Writers often succumb to this fatal flaw of fiction writing, explaining and telling and summarizing instead of showing action as it’s happening. Robin gives some great tips on how writers can show by action and thoughts rather than by relying on describing […]

Kristen Kieffer  November 13, 2015 I’ve always been a do-it-yourself learner. A few years back, I determined to become a professional novelist and dove headfirst into the world of fiction. I knew I had a lot to learn, so I spent every waking moment outside of my day job devouring every craft book and blog I could