Why You Shouldn’t Drift Off Plot – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes talks you through why you shouldn't drift off plot and how to keep you story focused and moving...
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Reasons Why Story Telling Is A Specific Skill, And Why It’s Okay To Ask For Help
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes explores the ways in which story telling is a specific skill, and why asking for help...
How To Write Humans That Are Scarier Than Monsters – Video
On The Table Read on YouTube, JJ Barnes explores techniques you can use to write humans that are scarier than monsters in...
Why Schools Make A Perfect Story Setting – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes talks about why schools are such a frequently occurring story setting, and how to write a story that...
Who Are You Writing For? – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes asks who are you writing for? She explores the differences between writing for yourself and writing for an...
Why Dwight Shcrute Is A Perfect Character – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes talks about the writing of Dwight Schrute in The US Office, and what we can learn from his...
How To Write Emotional Scars – Video
On the Siren Stories YouTube Channel, JJ Barnes talks about how to write emotional scars and why they will benefit your character...
How To Write A Vampire Story – Video
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk On the Siren Stories YouTube Channel, JJ Barnes presents The Table Read creative writing advice series. In today’s video,...
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Five Ways Authors Benefit from Meditation
Written by Tom Evans https://www.tomevans.co/ I started meditating in my mid-40s after someone told me I looked stressed out and haggard. I’d...
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How To Write In A Three Act Structure – Video
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk On the Siren Stories YouTube Channel, JJ Barnes presents The Table Read creative writing advice series. In today’s video,...
The Questions You Need To Ask When Developing Your Story
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes offers writing advice for authors, suggestions questions you need to ask in the development of your...
Characterisation Lessons In The US Office
On The Table Read, “The Best Book Reader Magazine in UK“, JJ Barnes writes about the writing in The US Office and...
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...
How To Write A Boring Scene In An Interesting Way
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk Naturally you want your story to be interesting. If your story is boring, you’ll lose the attention...
How To Find Confidence In Your Narrator’s Voice
JJ Barnes explores the narrator's voice in different stories, and how to replicate that style with confidence in your own writing.