How To Identify Your Protagonist And Antagonist
If you are writing a story, we have put together this post to help you identify your protagonist and antagonist in more detail.
Creative Writing
Neil Gaiman On Making Good Art
In this post, we’ve shared advice from British author, Neil Gaiman on making good art.
The Challenge Of Writing A Passive Lead Character
Are you writing about a character who fails to act? In this post, we discuss the challenge of writing a passive lead character.
6 Questions To Ask Before You Start The First Draft Of Your Novel
Ask these six questions before you start your first draft. They will help you shape your novel and write with greater purpose.
Confessions Of A Troubled Writer – 4 Questions To Ask Before You Quit
In these confessions of a troubled writer, we have 4 questions to ask before you quit.
The Top 10 Writing Posts for May 2015
These were the new Writers Write posts you enjoyed most in May 2015: The Daily Word Counts of 39 Famous Authors When To Use ‘That’ And When
How To Turn Your Messy First Draft Into Something That Resembles A Novel
We all write first drafts. We’ve put together a post to help you turn your messy first draft into something that resembles a novel.
5 Exercises To Diversify Your Writing
Your writing style can become monotonous, so it is important to master different techniques. In this post, we share 5 exercises to diversify your writing.
How To Write A Beginning And An Ending That Readers Will Never Forget
We remember beginnings and endings. In this post, we show you how to write a beginning and an ending that readers will never forget.
How To Plot A Perfect Scene In 10 Minutes
Breaking up your scene into bite-size units will make your plotting easier. In this post, you will learn how to plot a scene in 10
What Is A Red Herring?
In this post, we ask: ‘What is a red herring?‘ and give you examples of red herrings and how red herrings work in books and
The Book That Started It All
This is a story about the book that started it all – a Christmas story. A book is a gift that you can open again
7 Important Crime-Writing Guidelines
In this post, we have compiled 7 important crime-writing guidelines to help you write your mystery novel.
The Two Main Characters – A Writer’s Worksheet
If you are a beginner writer, use this worksheet to understand the two main characters in your story. See if your antagonist is a match
9 Ways To Make Readers Care For An Amoral Protagonist
What if you have a main character who is truly unlikeable? This post will help you to make your amoral protagonist more likeable.
A Perfect Mess – How We Learn From Our Writing Mistakes
How do we make the most of our writing mistakes? We learn from the messes of experimentation, not from the misery of hoping for perfection.
Find Your Funny – 11 Tips For Writing Humour
It’s difficult to be funny when you write and, in this post, we try to get you to find your funny and offer 11 tips
Rewriting Checklist For Authors
Once you’ve finished the first draft, the work begins. Use this rewriting checklist for authors to help you finish your book.
Plotting – 10 Basic Do’s and Don’ts
What are the most common plotting problems? Here are 10 basic do’s and don’ts for writers to follow when they’re plotting.
Holidays For Writers – Heaven or Hell?
This post is about holidays for writers. Are writers’ holidays a bit of heaven or a sentence in hell?
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