Archive - Novel in the Middle

Imperfect stories

Nov 10, 2023 •

October 2023

Oct 13, 2023 •

August 2023

Classic vs Modern fiction, part 5

A conversation between two writers

Aug 31, 2023 •

July 2023

Classic vs Modern fiction, part 3

A conversation between two writers

Jul 27, 2023 •

Classic vs Modern fiction, part 1

A conversation between two writers

Jul 12, 2023 •

8 conflict structures

For when you don't know what should "happen" in your book

Jul 5, 2023 •

June 2023

The universe doesn't want a novel

There's something far more important for you to be doing with your time

Jun 28, 2023 •

Disciplines and Liberties

Should life be easy or hard?

Jun 5, 2023 •

March 2023

Level up your plot using Occam’s Razor

How plot holes are really opportunities

Mar 9, 2023 •

December 2022

Not a performance

Dec 2, 2022 •

November 2022

I used to think 'Genre' was a crutch for inadequate writers

I suspect most novelists start on one side or the other. Either they love literary fiction for its depth, or they love genre fiction for its brute-force…

Nov 25, 2022 •

October 2022

Tolerance for solitude

Oct 7, 2022 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts