How To Write Perseverance – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes talks about perseverance, why perseverant characters will improve the quality of your story, and her writing advice to create that effect in your own story.
How To Write A Wicked Step-Mother – Video
On YouTube, JJ Barnes shares a video about wicked step-mother characters, what they can do for your story, and how to write one well.
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 forwards.
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 from an editor is worth doing.
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 your thriller or horror story.
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 character for writing our own stories.
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 story.
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 what we can learn about writing our own…
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 of your audience, and you won’t be satisfying…
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.
Agatha Harkness And Writing The Perfect Villain Turn
JJ Barnes explores how Agatha Harkness in WandaVision is given the perfect villain turn, and writing techniques to recreate the effect.
How To Write A Human Villain That Is Scarier Than A Monster – Max Cady In Cape Fear
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk Some stories need a scary character. Thrillers, mysteries and horrors all need a bad guy to torment and terrorise the Protagonist. A character who will…
Why Thanos Is The Protagonist Of Avengers: Infinity War
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk If you have seen the Avengers films, then you’ll be familiar with chief Bad-Guy, Thanos. I will be exploring the reasons it is Thanos who…
Examples Of The Inciting Incident In Films And Books
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk The Inciting Incident is the moment that starts your story. Before this moment, your character is just living their life. You join them to witness…
How To Write Perseverance As A Character Trait
Your characters will all have different qualities. You need to give your characters distinct personalities to ensure they are clean and interesting. If all your characters blur into one, they…