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?
What A Family Of Bears In A Car Taught Me About Storytelling
Storytelling is instinctive; it’s a natural skill for all of us. We’re born with it. In this post, our blogger explores what a family of
The Complete Guide To Evaluating Your Short Story
Learn how to evaluate your short story with practical tips for improving plot, character, conflict, theme, and setting.
The Top 10 Writing Posts from January 2017
These were the new Writers Write posts you enjoyed most in January 2017: If You Don’t Have These 7 Qualities You Probably Shouldn’t Be Writing A
Where Is Your Creativity Hiding?
We all create our own worlds of stories when we’re children, but then we grow up. In this post, we ask where is your creativity
The Top 42 Writing Posts Of 2016
At the beginning of every year, we have a tradition of posting our Top 42 Writing Posts from the previous year.
7 Useful Lists To Help You Create A Character
Are you looking for a creative writing exercise to create a character? We need great characters in our books. Use these 7 useful lists to
What Exactly Is A Short Story & How Do I Know If I Am Writing One?
In this post, we tell you exactly what a short story is and how to know if you’re writing one.
How To Use Your Antagonist To Define Your Story Goal
Are you struggling with your story goal? In this post, we write about how to use your antagonist to define your story goal.
The Top 10 Writing Posts from December 2016
These were the new Writers Write posts you enjoyed most in December 2016: Affect vs Effect & 34 Other Common Confusions Write Your Novel In
The 7 Qualities You Need To Become A Fiction Writer
Writers Write creates writing resources and shares writing tips. In this post, we write about the 7 qualities you need to become a fiction writer.
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