Dana GlossbrennerMar 20, 20202 min readTrusting the Reader"Trust the reader." It's great advice. I've also heard it as "Let the reader do some of the work." These comments and others like them...
Dana GlossbrennerSep 15, 20173 min readThe Pitfalls of Writing Contests: A Case StudyNote: PM me if you want to know the contest and its associated workshop that I am hereby boycotting. I have had an awful experience with...
Dana GlossbrennerOct 26, 20163 min readSaving the CatI came across the phrase, "Save the Cat," in a blog on how to salvage a manuscript. It's a plot development technique. I could tell that...
Dana GlossbrennerAug 6, 20163 min readWhere'd You Get Those Characters?I began to hear the most frequently-asked question right away: “Are your characters based on anyone you know?” Friends who received...
Dana GlossbrennerJan 21, 20162 min readChoosing a Title (and losing my mind)As we all know, a title is the first element we see of a written work. A title determines how the reader approaches it, determining...