All good stories need a solid plot, but one that surprises and upends the reader with something sneaky or…
As a writer, using words alongside your imagination to create a new world worthy enough to reel in your…
All great stories are about people. In fact, you could say the characters make the story. And perhaps on…
Romance novels are the highest-earning genre of fiction, but they are also seriously underrated. In 2014,…
Do you have a book idea that you’ve been working on for years? Maybe you have a document filled with…
Characters are one of the best assets in your story. They can be the most likable, interesting, and even…
Fight scenes are one of the hardest things to write because they have the potential to be boring,…
You may have heard phrases such as “the narrative arc is too flat” or heard it described as weak, strong, or…
The cursor blinks in a steady rhythm on the blank page. You type a sentence, then delete it. You type another…
Some writers map their story in an outline before they even write it. Other writers simply take to the…
The inciting incident is the best way to capture your reader’s interest hook, line, and story-telling…
Feeling stuck when writing is normal. It is part of the ebb and flow of the creative process. But similar…
Metaphor and personification are designed to convey something more than a literal meaning in your…
You’ve spent a good chunk of time writing your book, having it edited, revising it, sending it to beta…
Most editing articles focus on carefully modeling and designing a short story or novel, so that the…
Humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time. It is in our nature to share our…
The best stories deal with human emotions and say something about the world in which the characters live.…
Some stories just seem to draw the reader in and keep them turning the page or coming back for more. But…
Irony is an excellent literary device you can use in your work for one simple reason—we’ve all…
During a busy business career, I always had an itch to write. I took night classes in writing, including writing…
Just when you thought you had finished your book and there was nothing left to write, along comes the…
THESIS STATEMENT This essay will examine the characters of the movie The Deer Hunter (1978, EMI Films, story by…
The novel outline is the road map of your story. In it you pour out your creative genius, your plot…
More often than I prefer, a novel will have an unsatisfying conclusion. The writer has asked the reader…