
A Bit Of Love For Your Short-Story-Telling Soul
Do you have a few short story self-care days planned? In this post, we talk about how to look after your short-story-telling soul.

5 Ways To Add Love To Popular Genres
Characters from every genre tend to all in love. Here are 5 ways to add love to popular genres.

5 Ways To Start Using Killer Dialogue In Your Story
Dialogue is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal as writers. In this post, we share 5 ways to start using killer dialogue

How Do You Come To Story?
Stories come to us in the forms of poems, short stories, novels, movies, even in journalism and rhetoric. In this post, we ask: How do

Do You Have A Romance Novel In You?
This competition is now closed. Harlequin Romance is always looking for new authors to write for them. The Harlequin Romance Blitz is your chance to

Back To Basics: 3 Steps To Setting
As we wrap up January of the New Year, we’re looking at the three basics of fiction writing, and we’ve covered plot and character and

Back To Basics: 3 Steps To Character
To kick start the new year, we’re getting back to the core basics of fiction writing – plot, character, and setting. This week, our focus

The Top 42 Writing Posts Of 2017
These were the posts you most wanted to see on this website in 2017.

9 Ways To Set Up Believable Fictional Breakups
Are your characters heading for a fictional split? If you are writing a book, we’ve put together a post on 9 ways to set up

Back To Basics: 3 Steps To Plot
What are the best plots? We thought we should go back to basics with 3 steps to plot your story.

The 5 Top Tips For Turning Memories Into A Book
In this post, we share the 5 top tips for turning memories into a book.

9 Things To Think About When You Read Like A Writer
In this post, we discuss 9 things to think about when you review a book or when you you read like a writer.

The Difference Between A Novel And A Short Story
In this post, we write about the difference between a novel and a short story.

20 Things To Remember When Writing Genre Romance
If you’re thinking of writing a category or genre romance, use these 20 tips.

5 Ways To Get Your Book Lean And Fit
In this post, we suggest that it’s time to get your book lean and fit – and we give you 5 ways to do it.

Body Language Reference Sheet
Use this infographic on body language to help you write your stories.Â

Getting Over Your Writer’s Depression
Are you looking for ways to get over your writer’s depression? Read our post on writer’s depression for some inspiration and some good practical advice.

Do You Ever Feel Like The Author Of The Book You Are Reading Is Trying To Kill You?
In this post, we write about those emotional books that really get a reaction from us. Is the author of the book you are reading

9 Examples Of Sub-Genres In Crime Fiction
Crime is one of the most popular literary genres. We have put together 9 examples of sub-genres in crime fiction to help you with your