Show Don’t Tell: Plot Points
A plot point involves an event that directly impacts what happens next in your story. It’s a common mistake for writers to misunderstand both what a plot point involves and… Show Don’t Tell: Plot Points
How to Write Action Scenes
One common misconception about writing is that action scenes are easy. You only need to focus on action, you don’t need to worry about character arc, plot, dialogue, and many… How to Write Action Scenes
Show Don’t Tell: Animals
Not only do animal characters serve as a great exercise in showing rather than telling, but they can be used in a story for many purposes. They can highlight certain… Show Don’t Tell: Animals
Writing Prompt: Hallmark Movie
Anyone who has seen even one of the Hallmark Christmas movies knows the formula. A busy businesswoman in her thirties is going home for Christmas for the first time in… Writing Prompt: Hallmark Movie
Your Friend’s Book Critiques: Translated
It’s essential that writers are extremely selective about showing their work in its early stages. It can be tough enough enduring criticism regarding something you’ve poured your heart and soul… Your Friend’s Book Critiques: Translated
Writing Prompt: Six Word Story
Every writer- whether seasoned or brand new, whether old or young, whether on the Eastern or Western hemispheres of the planet- has heard these famous six words, “For sale: baby… Writing Prompt: Six Word Story
Genre Focus: Prequels
Book Hangover (noun): a temporary depression caused when one has completed a particularly amazing book or book series and is forced to accept that it is over. Symptoms may include… Genre Focus: Prequels
Genre Spotlight: Comic Books/Graphic Novels
BOOM! POW! SLAP! Reading a comic book is like reading a movie. You hear the words and their accompanying sounds, you see the scenes in vivid colors, you (the director)… Genre Spotlight: Comic Books/Graphic Novels
7 Tips to Master Character Development
We’re sure you’ve heard the expression which came first, the chicken or the egg? When it comes to writing, the chicken is the character and the egg is the plot.… 7 Tips to Master Character Development
Standalone or Series?
All writers know that moment– that gorgeous ‘aha’ moment when a fantastic idea comes their way. We all know that hurried way we reach to our notebooks (or even our… Standalone or Series?