Matt CricchioHow The Novel Workshop Can Help Busy Professionals Write Their First NovelWritten By Matthew CricchioAug 26Aug 26
Matt CricchioFictional characters are not real peopleI hear this question from students too often, not in the rough draft stage, but in second draft (and beyond) editing especially after a…Mar 30, 2022Mar 30, 2022
Matt CricchioWhat is your why for writing fiction?As the great Viktor Frankl said, if you give a person a why they can find any how.Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Matt CricchioHow to Write Scenes that Readers LoveAs it is above, so it is below.Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Matt CricchioWant to be a serious novelist? Get a notebook.“We are workers whose days are never done.” -RodinFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Matt CricchioHow to revise a novel“Writing is rewriting.” — Richard North PattersonFeb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Matt CricchioEverything you know about characterization is wrong.Characterization are the choices your characters make under pressure that reveal their true natures.Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Matt CricchioHow to Write Setting in FictionSetting is the combination of scene descriptions and blocking narrated through a specific voice to produce the effect of atmosphere.Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Matt CricchioHow To Write Dialogue That Pops“Dialogue is what characters do to each other.” — Elizabeth BowenFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Matt CricchioHow To Use POV To Hook ReadersPOV problems are the easiest for the new writer to make and they plague even experienced writers.Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022