12 More Reasons To Write Short Stories
Are you pondering the pros and cons of writing short stories? In this post, we’ll explore 12 more reasons to write short stories.
Creative Writing
How To Write Positive And Negative Character Arcs
In this post, we explain how to write positive and negative character arcs – with examples.
7 Tips For Finding Your Memoir Mojo
Are you wondering if you’ll ever finish writing your memoir? If you want some help, read this post on 7 tips for finding your memoir
5 Great Ways To Ruin The Ending Of Your Novel
Are you nearly finished writing your story? In this post, we look at five ways to ruin the ending of your novel, which you should
The Greatest Fictional World Builders: Frank Herbert
This is the sixth post in a series on the greatest fictional world builders and how they can teach you to write. Our sixth fictional world builder
The Romantic Heroine
In this post, we look at the lead character of a category romance, the romantic heroine, and give you tips for writing about her.
3 Essential Exercises For Writing In A Genre
We are posting a series of Essential Writing Exercises to help you tell your stories. This post includes three essential exercises for writing in a genre.
Finding A Role For Fictional Fathers
We’ve been thinking about fathers, particularly fathers in fiction. We look at finding a role for fictional fathers in the stories we write.
3 Things A Writer’s Journal Isn’t
Have you started a journal? Have you stopped? In this post, we look at 3 things a writer’s journal isn’t.
How Important Is Setting In Your Novel?
A well-written setting literally sets your story in place and time. In this post, we answer the question: How important is setting in your novel?
10 Perfect Literary Dates For Valentine’s Day
Who would writers and readers choose as a date for Valentine’s day? Here are 10 perfect literary dates for Valentine’s Day.
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 6: Overcoming Your Fear Of The Middle
We continue our Write Your Novel In A Year series. This post is about overcoming your fear of the middle when you write your novel.
Why Adverbs Are The Tequila Of Writing Dialogue
In this post, we caution you against using too many adverbs in your dialogue. Adverbs are the tequila of writing dialogue.
18 Things Writers Need To Know About Editing And Proofreading
We’ve put together this post on 18 things writers need to know about editing and proofreading.
The Top 10 Writing Posts From January 2016
These were the new Writers Write posts you enjoyed most in January 2016: The 17 Most Popular Genres In Fiction – And Why They Matter
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 5: What Will Happen Next?
This post is about finding out what will happen next when you write your novel.
What Is Your Literary Style? 7 Choices That Affect A Writer’s Style
What is your literary style? Style in literature is the way an author uses words to tell a story. In this post, we define it
Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 4: Getting To Grips With Research For Your Novel
This post is about getting to grips with research for your novel. We will look at researching techniques and how you can keep track of
All You Need To Know About Punctuating And Formatting Dialogue
In this post, we talk about punctuating and formatting dialogue in your novels.
The Top 42 Writing Posts of 2015
At the beginning of every year, we post our Top 42 Writing Posts from the previous year.
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