5 Things To Consider Before Becoming An Author
Written by Tunji Olujimi www.acceleratedauthorsacademy.com/about/ If you have an idea to start writing a book, then you know it may be a bit scary at first. Most times people do…
How To Use Show Don’t Tell For Your Story Setting
Show don't tell is a popular piece of advice given to writers, but it isn't always explained well. Previously I wrote about how to use this advice for demonstrating your…
How To Write The Internal Conflict Of What Your Character Wants Vs Needs
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…
Why Your Story Needs Foreshadowing And How To Write It
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,…
How To Write Chapter One
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…
Reasons To Make Your Character Sacrifice Something They Want
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
How To Write Characters Transitioning From Enemies To Friends Or Lovers
Characters that start out as enemies, and through the course of the story turn into friends or lovers is quite a popular trope, and because it's popular it's used a…
Reasons Why Aaron Sorkin’s Dialogue Is So Amazing And How You Can Do It Yourself
I'm going to be writing about the dialogue style of the writer Aaron Sorkin. If you're unfamiliar with his work, he's an American writer known for screenwriting TV shows such…