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
Creative Writing
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?
44 Idioms About Food
In this post, we share an infographic that includes 44 idioms about food.
The Last Days Of NaNoWriMo
While the last days of NaNoWriMo are not exactly like the last days of Pompeii, there can, if you’re not prepared, be distinct similarities.
5 Ways Plotting & Character Development Is Like Playing Chess
In this post we look at 5 ways plotting and character development is a lot like playing chess.
7 Steps To Celebrate ‘The End’Â
In this post, we’re looking at what to do to celebrate writing the end of your story. Here are 7 steps to celebrate ‘The End’.
Who Created The Best Characters – Jane Austen Or Charles Dickens?
In this post we look at writers, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, to find out who created the best characters.
Here Be Dragons – 7 Tips For Writing Dragons In Fiction
Dragons have fascinated readers for centuries. Discover how to use dragons to add wonder, danger, and adventure to your fantasy fiction.
5 Tools To Use When Writing A Historical Novel
In this post, we look at 5 tools to use when writing a historical novel.
Your 5 Post Guide To NaNoWriMo
Are you ready to write for a month? If you want to try National Novel Writing Month, read our 5 post guide to NaNoWriMo.
Bad Business: 9 Words & Phrases To Avoid
In this post, Writers Write explores the worst 9 words and phrases in business writing and how and why to avoid them.
The Thing About Life And 5 Things To Consider When Killing Off A Character
Learn the five things writers should consider before killing off a character. Create meaningful deaths that serve your story.
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