How To Write Personality Quirks
Your characters need to represent a real to life experience of being around people. Characters that read as artificial will stop your audience from connecting with them. If they can't…
Author Interview – Andreia Nobre – The Grumpy Guide To Radical Feminism
I am delighted to bring you my interview with author Andreia Nobre about her book, The Grumpy Guide To Radical Feminism. She talks about her writing experiences, the reasons she…
How To Follow Your Story Not Your Plot
Planning your story well can make the writing process easier. You won't wander off on side adventures or get muddled as you build to the climax because you've already decided…
Author Interview – Rachel Brimble – Trouble For The Leading Lady
I'm delighted to share with you my interview with romance author Rachel Brimble. I asked her about her writing experience, her books, including her latest novel Trouble For The Leading…
How To Shape Characters With Emotional Bruises
Your characters need to feel like real people, so I teach you how to use emotional bruises to shape your characters in a way that feels human
Author Interview – Maria Hocking – Strip Naked And Redress With Happiness
I am delighted to share with you my interview with author of Strip Naked and Redress With Happiness, Maria Hocking.
How To Use The Advice Of Write Drunk And Edit Sober
If you've been exploring different kinds of writing advice, you'll no doubt have come across the advice to write drunk and edit sober. It's given regularly, and often in a…
Author Interview – Natasha Boydell – The Missing Husband
I am excited to share my interview with Natasha Boydell about her book, The Missing Husband. I ask her about her book, her writing experiences, and what writing advice she…
How To Develop Your Characters By What Your Story Needs
When you first start writing your story, you'll probably go in knowing who your Protagonist is. Your protagonist is the main character and it's their story you're telling, so that…
Author Interview – Gemma Nice – Bee Fit
I am delighted to share with you my interview with Gemma Nice, author of Bee Fit, Baby Enhanced Exercise Yoga. I hope her words will inspire you!
How To Be A Writer
I am very proud to say that one of my jobs is to be a writer. I write words, people read them. Of all the ways I try to make…
Author Interview – Ros Barber – Devotion
I am excited to share with you now my interview with author Ros Barber. She talks about her new book, Devotion, her writing experiences, and shares her wisdom to inspire…
Do You Have To Write Every Day To Be Successful?
Write every day is advice I see given quite regularly to aspiring writers. I'll be exploring why this advice can work for you, why it might not, and what to…
Author Interview – Louise Gregory – It’s Not Never
On The Table Read, Louise Gregory talks about the writing of her space romance, It's Not Never, and what it was like working with a writing partner.
How To Write A Good Inciting Incident
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk The inciting incident of your story is the moment that triggers the start of your story conflict. I’ll explain how to write one well so…