Kendra Griffin
The Pox Series and other Apocalyptic Thoughts
Tag: craft
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: A Review of the Book, not the Cat
However, the real artistic integrity behind Save the Cat! is that it espouses character over plot, arguing that the structure of a story is woven through a successful combination of both character development and the timely plotting of events that resonate with said development.
Finding a Novel-Writing Critique Group in Covid Times
Now get going! The only way to be a writer is to write!
Writing Distinct Dialogue for Better Fiction
Sure, everyone has heard the basics: don’t overuse names; don’t rely on cutesy dialogue tags (“he chortled”); avoid clichés; use contractions; observe grammar and punctuation conventions, and of course—show don’t tell. If a guide to anything involving writing doesn’t throw that last bit of… Continue Reading “Writing Distinct Dialogue for Better Fiction”
Five Ways to Wallop Your Word Count
Okay, so you’ve glanced at the more credible websites on proposed novel lengths. Or maybe you’ve even gone so far as to research your dream agents to find they expect a novel in your genre to be shorter. If right now you’re panicking over cutting 10,000, maybe even 20,000 words, I’m here to tell that if you truly need to do it, you can.
Apocalypse Thoughts: A girl-power coming of age YA novel set in the possible end times.
A YA thriller set after a pandemic: the first book in the series
Vale Frendl, a space adventure for young readers
Fresh Starts Anthology
Kendra Laird Griffin
Hi! I’m a writer and teacher of creating writing, comp, and lit who loves analyzing the process and helping others converse with their muses. Check out my recent YA Pox series on Amazon, or my family friendly kids’ space adventure novel!
Kendra Griffin 