How Do We Write What We Know Without Writing About Ourselves?
How do we write what we know without writing about ourselves? Use this exercise to turn what you know into a useful resource for your
Creating Characters
Underlying Emotions
Use this chart to help you understand what lies beneath your characters’ feelings. These are their Underlying Emotions.
The 5 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
After teaching writing for many years, we have identified the 5 most common fiction writing mistakes made by debut writers.
The Hero’s Journey
In this post, we share an infographic of the 12 steps of The Hero’s Journey, a device used by many writers when plotting their books.
Naming Characters – 10 Things To Consider
Choosing names for fictional people is important. We have put together this list of 10 things to consider when naming characters in your books.
Creating Larger-Than-Life Characters
In this post, we discuss improving your writing by creating larger-than-life characters. We also include examples of larger-than-life characters.
9 Good Reasons For Your Character’s Bad Behaviour
Often, abnormal behaviour is triggered by a life-changing crisis. In this post, we write about plausible reasons for your character’s bad behaviour.
Creating Characters – 5 Mistakes Beginner Writers Make
We have compiled a list of five mistakes beginner writers make when they create characters.