Over the years, Jodie Renner has had her writing craft articles posted on many other writing blogs, such as The Kill Zone Blog, Fiction University, Anne Allen's Blog, Blood-Red Pencil, Joanna Penn's The Creative Penn, DP Lyle's Writer's Forensics Blog, The Thrill Begins, Crime Fiction Collective, Elizabeth Craig’s Mystery Writing is Murder, The Bookshelf Muse, Writers’ Knowledge Base, and Others. Here are some of Jodie's writing tips that were published on other blogs:
Listed by Topic, most recent at the top
TKZ = The Kill Zone Blog, FU = Fiction University, AA = Anne Allen's blog
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Adding Tension, Conflict, Suspense and Intrigue
Concrete Tips for Adding Tension, Suspense, & Intrigue to Any Story , TKZ
Critical Scenes Need Nail-Biting Details, TKZCreate a Fascinating, Believable Antagonist, TKZ
Pick up the Pace for a Real Page-Turner, TKZ
Fire up Your Fiction with Foreshadowing, TKZ
10 Ways to Add Depth to Your Scenes, TKZ
Don’t Stop the Story to Introduce Each Character, TKZ
Phrasing for Immediacy and Power, TKZ
Checklist for Adding Suspense & Intrigue, TKZ
Imparting Info with Attitude, TKZ
Essential Characteristics of a Thriller Hero, TKZ
Writing Tense Action Scenes, TKZ
Show, Don’t Tell; Voice; Avoiding Author Intrusion; Other Fiction Techniques
Don’t Stop the Story to Introduce Each Character, TKZ
Immerse Your Readers with Sensory Details, TKZDeveloping a Strong Third-Person Voice, TKZ
Impart Info with Attitude, TKZ
Writing Tense Action Scenes, TKZ
Point of View, Characterization, Emotions, Reactions
Create a Fascinating, Believable Antagonist, TKZ
Make Sure Your Characters Act in Character, TKZPOV 103 – Engage Your Readers with Deep Point of View, TKZ
POV 102 – How to Avoid Head-Hopping, TKZ
POV 101 – Get into Your Protagonist’s Head and Stay There , TKZ
Tips for Loosening up Your Writing, TKZ
Using Thought-Reactions to Add Attitude & Immediacy, TKZ
10 Ways to Add Depth to Your Scenes, TKZ
Don’t Stop the Story to Introduce Each Character, TKZ
Immerse Your Readers with Sensory Details, TKZ
Show Your Characters’ Reactions to Bring Them Alive, TKZ
Language Skills: Grammar, Sentence Structure, Writing Tight, Word Choices, etc.
16
Concrete Tips for Effectively Editing Your Own Fiction, by Jodie Renner, TKZ
Don’t Muddle Your Message, TKZ
Just the Right Word is Only a Click Away, TKZ
To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate? TKZ
12 Tips for Writing Blog Posts That Get Noticed, TKZ
Dialogue Nuts & Bolts, TKZ
Pick up the Pace for a Real Page-Turner, TKZ
Tips for Loosening up Your Writing, TKZ
Nail it with Just the Right Word, TKZ
Dangling Participles, Misplaced Modifiers, and Other Awkward Constructions, TKZ
Phrasing for Immediacy and Power, TKZ
Revision, Self-Editing, The Editing Process, Editors
16 Concrete Tips for Effectively Editing Your Own Fiction, TKZ
Tips and Tricks for Catching All Those Little Typos in Your Own Work, TKZ
Creating a Scene Outline for Your Novel, TKZ
Dialogue Nuts & Bolts, TKZ
15 Questions for Your Beta Readers – And to Focus Your Own Revisions, TKZ
How to Save a Bundle on Editing Costs – without sacrificing quality, TKZ
Tips for Loosening up Your Writing, TKZ
Looking for an Editor? Check Them Out Very Carefully! TKZ
Nail it with Just the Right Word, TKZ
Dangling Participles, Misplaced Modifiers, and Other Awkward Constructions, TKZ
Indie Authors – Should You Revise & Republish Some of Your Earlier Books? TKZ
Immerse Your Readers with Sensory Details, TKZ
Phrasing for Immediacy and Power, TKZ
Writing Tense Action Scenes, TKZ
Short Stories and Novellas – How to Write and Submit
How are short stories evaluated for publication or awards? by Jodie Renner, Mar. 23, 2014
25 Tips for Writing a Winning Short Story, by Jodie Renner, July 28, 2014
More ADDING TENSION, SUSPENSE, & INTRIGUE:
(Oldest to newest)
- Thrillers vs. Mysteries - http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2012/01/thrillers-vs-mysteries.html
Dec.
2011: Writing a Killer Thriller, Part I - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Writing+a+Killer+Thriller%2C+Part+I
Dec.
2011: Writing a Killer Thriller, Part II -http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Writing+a+Killer+Thriller%2C+Part+I
Dec.
2011: Writing a Killer Thriller, Part III - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Writing+a+Killer+Thriller%2C+Part+I
Jan. 11,
2012: Tension on Every Page, Part I - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Tension+on+Every+Page%2C+Part+I
Jan. 14,
2012: Tension on Every Page, Part II – http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Tension+on+Every+Page%2C+Part+II
Jan.
2012: Tension on Every Page, Part III - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Tension+on+Every+Page%2C+Part+II
Mar. 8, 2012:
Heightening the Suspense, Part I http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Heightening+the+Suspense%2C+Part+II
Mar. 11, 2012:
Heightening the Suspense, Part II http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Heightening+the+Suspense%2C+Part+II
Mar. 14, 2012:
Heightening the Suspense, Part III http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Heightening+the+Suspense%2C+Part+II
Oct. 20,
2011: Creating a Worthy Antagonist - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Creating+a+Worthy+Antagonist
Nov. 27,
2011: Essential Elements of a Bestselling Thriller - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/?s=Essential+Elements+of+a+Bestselling+Thriller
Feb.
2012: Essential Elements of a Bestselling Thriller – http://jodierennerediting.blogspot.com/2012/02/essential-elements-of-bestselling.html
- Creating a Worthy Antagonist - http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2011/11/creating-worthy-antagonist.html
March 14, 2013: Writing Tense Action Scenes - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/guest-blogger-jodie-renner-writing-tense-action-scenes/
June 21, 2013: Write a Killer Thriller Opening - http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/guest-blogger-jodie-renner-write-a-killer-thriller-opening/
Feb. 6, 2013, TKZ –
Essential
Characteristics of a Thriller Hero - http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.ca/2013/02/essential-characteristics-of-thriller.html
Oct. 6, 2011:
20 Essential Elements of a Bestselling Thriller, http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2011/10/20-essential-elements-of-bestselling.html
Nov. 10,
2011: Creating a Worthy Antagonist, http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2011/11/creating-worthy-antagonist.html
Create a Fascinating, Believable Antagonist –
https://killzoneblog.com/2015/03/create-a-fascinating-believable-antagonist.html
Jan. 19,
2012: Thrillers vs. Mysteries (revised) http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2012/01/thrillers-vs-mysteries.html
Nov. 5, 2013: Thrillers
vs. Mysteries http://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/guest-blogger-jodie-renner-thrillers-vs-mysteries/
Thurs. June
20, 2013: Adding Suspense, Tension, and
Intrigue to Your Story - http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.ca/2013/06/adding-suspense-tension-and-intrigue-to.html
Thurs.
Sept. 12, 2013: The Basic Ingredients of
a Killer Thriller - http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-basic-ingredients-of-killer-thriller.html
The Kill Zone, June 12, 2013: Checklist for Adding Suspense & Intrigue – http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.ca/2013/06/checklist-for-adding-suspense-intrigue.html
The Thrill Begins, June 20, 2013: Adding Suspense, Tension, & Intrigue to Your Story - http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2013/06/adding-suspense-tension-and-intrigue-to.html
Nov. 28, 2012 – Writing Tense Action Scenes - http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.ca/2012/11/writing-tense-action-scenes.html
A
suspenseful opening – DP Lyle’s blog, 2013:
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