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Your Protagonist needs to be motivated throughout your story. They want something, they go after it, and your story follows that journey. However, what they want might not always be…
Foreshadowing is the technique of hinting to your audience where your story is going, without actually telling them. It works to make your story flow and feel planned and prepared,…
Your Protagonist has to have strengths to make them worthy of being your Protagonist. You're telling a story about them so they need qualities that make that story work, be…
Most people have a friend. At least one. Someone they talk to and share their fears with, reflect on their options with. The same is true of your Protagonist. I'll…
You need your story to move forward, and character interaction is a big part of that. However, not all communication is spoken. When we communicate with one another, we also…
I'll be talking through things you need to include to write Chapter One of your book, and hopefully leaving you feeling empowered to make that step. The world needs more…
Murphy's Law is when anything that can go wrong, does go wrong. It's associated with people who are very unlucky, or how the toast always lands butter side down. Murphy's…
If you want to write books for children or young adults, killing your character's parents is a common trope you might want to replicate. I'm writing about why it happens,…
When you're planning your story, one of the first jobs is to establish who your Protagonist and Antagonist are. Your Protagonist is your main character, the person who you are…
Your story will follow your Protagonist, your main character, on their journey to try and get something they want or need in their lives. The stakes of your story are…
In reality, your characters exist solely to serve your story. They were born the moment they first appeared on the page, and they will die at The End. That is…
Your story, be it fantasy, action, or romantic comedy, is about a character going in pursuit of what they want. They want something, they go out to get it, and…
World Building is the technique of telling your readers what world your story is set in, whether the laws of nature match ours, whether there is magical lore they need…
The rate at which your plot moves forwards is referred to as the "pace" of your story. If your story has too slow a pace, it can be boring, whereas…