This week’s blog post was requested by a reader, one of my favourite ways to prompt an article. By chance, I also happened to read
Author: Tamar Sloan
Author of heart-hugging, smile tugging young adult romance and the PsychWriter blog - where psychology meets writing.
Shame: The Driving Force for Your Character’s Actions?
I was spending some time trying to figure out one of my main character’s motivation recently. I knew her backstory, and I knew it was
13 Steps to Evil: Why Writers Should Read this Book
I think I’ve always been a bit wary about including a true villain in my story. Why? Yes, I know they’re important—they’re the counterpoint to
Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa for Writers
For our second week of eating disorders (prompted by my current short-story) I’m tackling bulimia nervosa. Of the two eating disorders we’re discussing, bulimia is
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa for Writers
I’m writing a short story at the moment for an anthology and my heroine has the early stages of an eating disorder. But as I
Adding Complexity to your Scenes
Humans like complexity; puzzles, questions, layers. They all fascinate us. My guess it’s because there are so many complex systems in nature that our brain
My Story of Grit
I debated long and hard whether I should include my own story of grit in the recently released Grit for Writers. In part because I
The Power of Grit for Writers
Only one more sleep before Grit for Writers hits Amazon bookshelves! To say I’m excited is an understatement. I wanted to share with you an
10 FREE Motivational Posters for Writers
As the Holiday Season is upon us, I wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you, for making 2017 a wonderfully rewarding year. To
The Best of 2017
Well…2017 is drawing to a close…this time of the year always seems to prompt reflection and spark celebration. It’s certainly been an eventful year for
Jumping to Conclusions: Great Character Driven Conflict
The brain loves short-cuts. I don’t blame it, so do I. If I’ve got a whole heap of research to do, I’ll skim the document
The Psychology of High Concept
The term high-concept got on my radar at this year’s Romance Writers of Australia conference. I listened to a couple of panels where a mix
Growth Mindset for Writers
It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest. – Alfred Binet, inventor of the IQ test As I’m
Book Review: The Emotional Wound Thesaurus
There are a gazillion writing craft books out there. I personally love them, but that’s because I love to devour information (right now I’m reading
Histrionic Personality Disorder for Writers
Dramatic characters capture our attention just by merit of their personality. The opposite of introverts, they feed off the attention of others and are willing
The Power of the Character Wound
We’ve talked about the character wound on PsychWriter before when I explored the negative core belief. We know it’s a painful past event that changes
