If you need some quick inspiration, consider these tips from pros.
Writing Tips from 7 Acclaimed Authors | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/list/writing-tips-from-7-acclaimed-authors
Tag: writing
Developing big casts
Here are some suggestions for handling a “cast of thousands.” Don’t introduce them all at once is the first piece of advice. This article doesn’t get into it, but you should probably consider whether you need them all, too.There’s a link to a previous post addressing that question inside “5 Tips.”
5 Tips For Writing Large Casts of Characters – The Storymonger.
http://thestorymonger.com/writing/characters/5-tips-for-writing-large-casts-of-characters/
Lessons from Canada
Here’s an interesting article about short stories that provides insight about more than just the influence of Canadian writers on a North American magazine.
How Canadian Writers Changed The New Yorker | National Post.
http://news.nationalpost.com/how-canadian-writers-changed-the-new-yorker
Tales (more than) twice told
If there are only a few basic plots to work from, retelling old stories would seem inevitable. Here’s an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of borrowing not just plots, but whole stories, cast and all.
Mythcreants » Five Rules for Retelling Old Stories.
http://m.mythcreants.com/blog/five-rules-for-retelling-old-stories/
Get inside characters
A friend of mine told me about The Emotion Thesaurus a few weeks ago. I bought it immediately. My favorite parts are the physical descriptions of emotional responses. I haven’t used it yet, but I’ve been clicking through it (I bought the ebook) and I know it’s going to come in handy.
Sarah Winter: Writing Tips: The Emotion Thesaurus.
http://www.sarahjwinter.com/2015/03/writing-tips-emotion-thesaurus.html?spref=tw&m=1
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