
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?

Why You Should Open Yourself Up To The Possibilities Of Story
Sometimes we forget that writing a story is about possibility. In this post, we discuss why you should open yourself up to the possibilities of

Joe Eszterhas’s 10 Golden Rules Of Screenwriting
In this post, we’ve shared screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas’s 10 Golden Rules of Screenwriting.

5 Questions On Self-Publishing Answered
Neil Wright is a South African writer and the owner of Wright Publishing. He shares this post to answer five questions on self-publishing.

5 Reasons Why Writing A Memoir Is Like Writing A Short Film
Short films are about the most important moments in a character’s life. In this post, we suggest 5 reasons why writing a memoir is like

Jaime Lowe’s 8 Rules For Writing Memoirs
In this post, we’ve shared American writer and memoirist, Jaime Lowe’s 8 Rules For Writing Memoirs.

11 Steps To Writing A Bestselling Novel
Most writers dream about writing a bestselling novel. Are you one of them? Here are 11 steps to writing a bestselling novel.

6 Superhero Writing Tips From Stan Lee
We’ve put together a post that includes 6 superhero writing tips from Stan Lee.

How To Define Your Character’s Narrative
What is a narrative? In this post, we write how to define your character’s narrative.

7 Things You Need In A Writing Partner
If you really want to improve your writing productivity, look out for these 7 things in your next critique or writing partner. Increase Your Productivity:

Harnessing The Power Of Time In Your Storytelling
Time is important in stories. The way time passes, the effects it has are all important. In this post we discuss harnessing the power of