Archive - Craft by Vera Kurian

Some nitty gritty plot revision tactics

using visuals to help organize your thoughts.

Sep 17 •

The Hierarchy of Bad Writing

What does a normal distribution of talent look like?

Sep 10 •

A comment about that NYTimes Black List article

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Sep 5 •

It's not all unicorns

in fact it is mostly NOT unicorns

Sep 3 •

August 2024

Much ado about titles

What's in a name

Aug 27 •

What to do when you get an edit letter

the most heavy of missives

Aug 20 •

On yucking others yums

this is not for you.

Aug 13 •

The difference between an author and a writer

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Aug 6 •

July 2024

What is bad plotting?

And how to avoid it

Jul 30 •

I'm live-blogging me working out some plot issues

read along while I attempt to work myself out of a corner

Jul 23 •

Do people actually buy fewer books on election years?

everyone seems to think so...?

Jul 16 •

Worldbuilding exercise 1

try this even if it's not your thing

Jul 9 •

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