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Jordan Rosenfeld
Jordan Rosenfeld
is author of the novels
Fallout
,
Women in Red
and
Forged in Grace
and seven books on the craft of writing, most recently
The Sound of Story: Developing Voice and Tone in Writing
, as well as
How to Write a Page-Turner
,
Make a Scene
,
Writing the Intimate Character
,
A Writer’s Guide to Persistence
,
Writing Deep Scenes
(with Martha Alderson) and
Write Free: Attracting the Creative Life
(with Becca Lawton). Her freelance articles and essays have been published in hundreds of publications, including
The Atlantic
,
The New York Times
,
Scientific American
,
Writer’s Digest Magazine
,
The Washington Post
and many more. She is also a freelance manuscript editor, writing coach and teaches online classes.
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What Makes Character Voice Memorable: Emotion
This excerpt from a new craft book by Jordan Rosenfeld explores the many ways our fictional characters manifest their internal ...
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November 11, 2025
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4 Key Ways to Launch a Scene
Each scene in your book requires a beginning, middle, and end. Here are four paths to launching your scene—plus the ...
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8 Mundane Elements You Should Cut From Your Story
Realism has its role, but don't let it bog down your novel. The right balance of brevity, helpful details, and ...
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April 1, 2019
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Using Multiple Points of View: When and How Is It Most Effective?
Some stories require greater scope, more voices, or a different context than can be delivered through the eyes of one ...
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November 14, 2016
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Be a More Productive Writer While Also Achieving Balance
More writing does not necessarily equal better-quality writing, nor does faster writing lead to faster achievement of your goals ...
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