Aj Saxsma
Award-Winning literary writer helping make your novels say what you believe. Advanced writing craft for serious storytellers.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 98 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Using Dialogue to Show Not Tell Backstory
Let dialogue become a dance
A few months ago, a daughter mentioned to her mother that her uncle had called her. They were cleaning out the garage and were in the back, where all the boxes were stacked.
If You Want a Story That Means Something to You, I Want to Help You Start It!
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There was a person who grew up in a small farming community where the stated belief that everyone in town held as true was, really, quite simple.
You show up for people. That’s what neighbors do.
He grew...
You've Been Fixing Your Emotionally Empty Story in the Wrong Place
The fix has absolutely ZERO to do with structure.
The experience of doing everything correctly in your novel and still feeling emptiness in something you’ve lovingly written is devastating.
What Your Reader Concludes About Your Story Is Your Responsibility
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Every time a reader encounters a character, a relationship, a mystery, or a moment of tension in your story, they’re doing something you may not have accounted for.
They’re concluding things.
This Substack...
Why Your Most Emotional Scenes Aren't Doing What You Think They're Doing
One question changes how an emotional scene lands with a reader.
A version of vulnerability appears in a lot of fiction on bookshelves these days that looks like the real thing but isn’t quite there when you start poking at it and asking q...
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Award-winning novelist and dog dad. Helping make your novels say what you believe. Advanced writing craft for serious storytellers with some fiction on the side :)
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