Monthly Archives: March 2014

What Does it Mean to ‘Tighten your Story’?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Lorena Goldsmith

Feedback from literary agents is a precious thing and new writers would do well to take it seriously and follow it. Sometimes, the feedback is crystal clear: ‘the stakes are not high enough,’ ‘a third-person narrator might work better’, ‘I … Continue reading →

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How to Avoid saggy Middles

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Lorena Goldsmith

Middles can be drawn out affairs. The never seem to deliver quite the excitement of beginnings or the satisfaction of endings. Characters don’t appear to achieve anything and the story struggles to get anywhere. This is particularly the case with … Continue reading →

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