20 Fun Ways To Find Plot Ideas For Your Story
Struggling to come up with a story idea? Discover 20 fun and creative ways to find plot ideas worth turning into your next novel.
Creative Writing
All About Pacing: 4 Key Questions Every Writer Should Ask
Learn how to control pacing in your writing with these four essential questions. Discover the structural techniques writers use to shape the rhythm and flow
Past Tense Or Present Tense: Which Works Best For Your Story?
We compare past tense and present tense in fiction, exploring the advantages and disadvantages of each and asking the question: which works best for your
What Is Genre? A Guide To The 17 Most Popular Fiction Genres
What is genre in fiction? In this guide, we explore the 17 most popular fiction genres to help you understand genre conventions.
How To Write A Spy Novel
Want to learn how to write a spy novel? We explain how to write a spy novel, create believable spies, and build tension with plots
How Writers Use The Protagonist As A Literary Device
What is a protagonist in fiction? Learn how to use the protagonist as a powerful literary device to shape and strengthen your novel.
What Is a Character Trait? 350 Essential Character Traits for Writers
What is a character trait? Delve into 350 character traits to help you choose the right positive and negative traits for building well-rounded characters in
How To Outline A Short Story – For Beginners
In this post, we share a template that will show you how to outline a short story, especially if you are a beginner.
How To Show & Not Tell In Short Stories
Master the ‘show, don’t tell‘ technique in short stories. Learn how to create immersive storytelling that draws readers in from the very first line.
What Is A Sub-Plot In Fiction? 6 Sub-Plots Every Writer Should Know
What is a sub-plot? Learn how sub-plots strengthen a novel. Explore six types of sub-plots writers can use to add depth, conflict, and emotion to
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 16: What Makes A Scene Work?
Writers Write is a comprehensive writing resource. In this post, we look at what makes a scene work in a novel.
Character Types: Static & Dynamic, Foils & Mirrors
In this post, we write about static and dynamic character types, as well as characters who are foils and mirrors.
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 15: Draft Away
Writers Write is a comprehensive writing resource. In this post, we’re ready to draft away. We discuss writing the first draft of your novel.
The Awesome Foursome Fictional Characters
Writers Write is a writing resource and we have written this post on the awesome foursome fictional characters to help you write a book.
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 14: Final Fixes
Writers Write is a comprehensive writing resource. In this post, we talk about the final fixes we need to make to character, plot, and setting
What Is Foreshadowing? 7 Awesome Foreshadowing Tips For Fiction Writers
What is foreshadowing? We need to use as many literary devices as we can when we write. We have put together this list of 7
The Top 10 Writing Posts from March 2016
These were the new Writers Write posts you enjoyed most in March 2016: The 4 Writing Styles Everybody Needs To Know Don’t Ever Do This
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 13: How To Declutter Your Plot
In this post, we talk about how to declutter your plot when you’re writing a novel.
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 12: Time And Place
Writers Write creates writing resources. This post is about the role of time and place in your novels.
Don’t Ever Do This When You Write For Children
In this post, we suggest several things you should not do when you write for children. Here are 7 Things To Avoid When You Write
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