Book ReviewsThe Emotion Thesaurus shows you how to render a feeling; this companion shows you why it is running hotter than it should. Stress, exhaustion, hunger, intoxication, the amplifiers that make characters make the choices that drive a story. Sharp, focused,…
Book ReviewsThe companion to the volume on women, aimed at writing men past the stereotype. The narrow focus gives it more purpose than a general character primer, but brevity and an overselling voice keep it a nudge toward individuality, not an…
Book ReviewsA short, pointed booklet aimed at male writers who keep writing women as stereotypes. The guidance toward women-as-people-first is sound and specific, though brevity and an overselling voice hold it back. A minor guide on a problem genuinely worth solving.
Book ReviewsA self-published character guide that quietly outperforms its reputation, methodical and substantial where most are thin. Winternheimer is especially sharp on the wants-versus-needs tension and on grounding motivation in backstory. Worth seeking out despite the obscurity.
Book ReviewsSmith's workbook is something you use, not something you finish: guided exercises that pull a character's inner life into the open. It handles mental health and trauma with rare care, and does its one narrow job better than books three…
Book ReviewsBlack's whole argument is that a great villain believes they are right, and she builds the antagonist as a full character around it. The profane, casual voice divides readers, but the method is sound. The targeted fix for anyone whose…
Book ReviewsWeiland's core move is treating character and plot as one structure instead of two, and building arcs on purpose. The positive, negative, and flat arcs all get full, equal treatment, with the flat-arc section a standout. Systematic to a fault,…
Book ReviewsPressfield names the invisible enemy that stops every creative person from working: Resistance. He will not teach you craft, but he will teach you to turn pro and show up daily. Two hours that pay off for years, unless your…
Book ReviewsHalf memoir, half manual, On Writing is the rare craft book where the life story earns the advice that follows. The toolbox is plain, practical, and honest about what writing costs. Read it first, then read everything else.
Book MarketingRichard Lowe, The Writing King, joined RJ Stewart on NetBuilder's World for a conversation aimed at freelancers and small-business owners. Less about how
FreelancingRichard Lowe, The Writing King, joined Massiel for Episode 250 to talk less about prose than about the unglamorous machinery that keeps a freelance
FreelancingRichard Lowe, The Writing King, talks about the work he loves, giving voice to other people's ideas while they take the credit, and the far less glamorous
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