
Our Top 5 Short Story Posts & A Short Story Course Offer
We’re sharing our top five short story posts of all time with a short story course offer.

How Much Sex Do You Need In A Sex Scene?
Are you writing a love scene? In this post, we look at levels of intimacy and ask: How much sex do you need in a

The Notorious ‘You’ – An In-Depth Look At Second Person Point Of View
Let’s look at the notorious ‘you’. We hope this in-depth look at second person viewpoint (point of view), and its uses in fiction, helps you

The Unintended Consequences Of A Lack Of Setting
Is your reader sure where the story is taking place? What are the unintended consequences of a lack of setting in a book?

How Much Blood Do You Need In A Crime Novel?
Are you writing crime? In this post, we look at levels of violence and ask: How much blood do you need in a crime novel?

Songwriting For Beginners – Part 2
This post is part of a Writers Write series on songwriting. In the second post on songwriting for beginners we cover lyric writing techniques.

What Is Imagination & Why Is It Important For Fiction Writing?
In this post, we ask ‘What is imagination?’, look at the difference between imagination and creativity, and discuss why imagination is important for fiction writing.

Why Memoirists Are Their Own Worst Enemies
Are you struggling to start – or finish writing your memoir? In this post, we look at the reasons memoirists are their own worst enemies.

Songwriting For Beginners – Part 1
This post is part of a Writers Write series on songwriting. In the first post on songwriting for beginners we cover basic songwriting theory.

The Way Of The One – For Writers
In this post, we look at the concept of The One in storytelling. Specifically, we look at the way of The One for writers.

16 Tricky Cases of Uncommon Plurals
Jennifer Frost writes: ‘Ready to tackle the quirks of English plurals? GrammarCheck’s latest infographic spells out the ‘fish vs. fishes’ debate and more. It’s a

How To Use Creatures To Create Characters
How can creatures be a foundation from which to build your characters when storytelling? We explore how to use your imagination and use creatures to

Writing A Bestseller With NaNo
Each year, the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo, or just NaNo), gets writers buzzing to finish a whole novel in just 30 days. Quite a

Viewpoint In Romance
It takes two to tango. To be fair, it takes two to waltz, cha-cha, foxtrot or boogie. In this post, we look at which viewpoint

31 Writing Prompts For October 2023
Writers Write shares writing prompts and writing resources. Use these writing prompts for October 2023 to get you writing.

Action Is The Hero In Fiction
In this post, we show you how to transform characters, bring settings to life, and improve plots – all through action. Action is the hero

The 5 Best Book To Mini-Series Adaptations
Which book to mini-series adaptations are your favourites? In this post, we look at the 5 best book to mini-series adaptations.

Plagiarism: What It Is (& How To Fight It)
In this post, Writers Write looks at plagiarism.

The 5 Best Book To Film Adaptations
Have you enjoyed books that have been adapted for film? In this post, we look at the 5 best book to film adaptations.

5 Fears That Keep You From Finishing Your Novel
In this blog post, we look at some of the more common fears that often keep writers from finishing their novels. These are the 5