
New Year, Same Old Me – My 10 Writing Resolutions
I hate New Year’s writing resolutions. I suppose everyone does, but as the year draws to a close, I can’t help but think this year

16 Types Of Government – A Writer’s Resource
We share an infographic on the 16 types of government you could include in your stories.

10 Ways To Introduce Conflict In Dialogue
This post tells you why you need conflict in dialogue you and gives you 10 ways to introduce conflict in dialogue.

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.

Literary Devices For Writers – A MacGuffin And A Gun
In this post, we discuss two literary devices for writers – a MacGuffin and a Gun.

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.

How Meditation Can Improve Your Writing
Are you feeling stuck or off focus with your writing? This infographic shows us how meditation can improve your writing!

5 Reasons Why You Need To Join Raw BooksÂ
Promoted Post: Rawbooks.com is an online writing platform, created for writers to capture and share the stories of their lives to leave their legacies, or

How Your Characters’ To-Do Lists Can Help You Plot Your Book
In this post, we show you how your characters’ to-do lists can help you plot your book.

Why Writing A Memoir Is All About The ‘How’
In this post, we tell you why writing a memoir is all about the ‘how’.

What Is Happiness? 29 Ways To Write About Happiness
What is happiness? In this post, we have included 29 things for you to consider when you write about happiness.

The Top 42 Writing Posts Of 2018
At the beginning of the year we have a tradition of posting our Top 42 Writing Posts from the previous year.

What Is Fear? 32 Ways To Write About Fear
What is fear? In this post, we have included 32 things for you to consider when you write about fear.

5 Simple Ways To Keep The Writing Dream Alive
Rather than a die-hard ‘to do’ list for the next twelve months, we look at 5 simple ways to keep the writing dream alive.

Do You Want To Write A Memoir?
Use this post to answer the question: Do you want to write a memoir?

Why You Need A Premise In Fiction
In this post, we write about what a premise is and why you need a premise in fiction. We explore the power of the premise.