How To Blur The Lines Between Good And Evil
Blurring the lines between good and evil will make your characters developed and complex, and your story more interesting.
How To Use Writing Prompts
Writing prompts are a great resource, and I regularly give them on my Creative Writing For Kids videos on YouTube because of it. A writing prompt can be used to…
How To Make Your Characters Grow And Change With Your Story
To write interesting characters is one of the most important parts of story craft, and one of the ways to do this is to make sure they grow and change…
How To Write Likeable Characters
Your Protagonist, the main character, of your story usually need to be likeable. I say usually, because having a Protagonist who is unlikeable happens occasionally and it can work, but…
Why I Love To Write Books
I love to read, and now I'm in the privileged position that my job is to write. I love everything about it. My career started with blogs and articles, then…
Top Reasons To Show Not Tell Your Character’s Emotions
Show don't tell is a piece of writing advice that is regularly given to writers, but without development it can be hard to understand. I previously wrote about showing not…
How To Write A Conflict Lock
One of the key ingredients to a successful story is for your characters to be well motivated. Your Protagonist, your main character, wants something and is motivated enough to after…
How To Track Your Continuity
Your story "continuity" is making sure that from one scene to another, nothing changes about the people or the environment they're in, that wasn't intended to change and tracked by…
How To Use A POV Character In Your Story
When you're writing a story, usually you use with first or third person. First person refers to the Protagonist as I, and third person refers to the Protagonist as He…
Top Reasons To Stop Writing Gender Stereotypes Into Your Story Now
I've written before about how powerful fiction is, and how we can use our stories to do good in the world. Today I'm writing specifically about how we can use…
How To Write A Good Prose To Dialogue Ratio?
If your book is too dialogue heavy, it can read like a script. You don't get to know the environment your characters are in, or connect with their interiority in…
How To Write An Interesting Story Without Writing Info Dumps
Sometimes as part of your story, you'll have information that needs to be delivered in order for the story to make sense. This could be rules of magical lore within…
Can We Make The World A Better Place By Exploring Social Issues In Our Stories?
Stories are powerful, and I truly believe that stories have the power to change the world. With stories we can explore social issues such as racism, domestic violence, sexism and…
Is It More Important To Write For Yourself Or Your Audience?
Assuming you're writing commercial fiction designed to sell, rather than just a personal project never intended to be read by anyone else, should you be focusing your energy on writing…
How To Write Plot Twists
A plot twist is a sudden change in your story that your audience don't see coming, such as a reveal that one of the goodies is actually a baddie. Your…