Writing Advice

How To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your Story

When you write a story, quite often you'll find that you will write your Protagonist to be an essentially "perfect"…

5 years ago

Top Reasons Your Story Needs Active Conflict In Every Scene

In most of these pieces of writing advice, I reference the conflict, because there is no story without conflict. So…

5 years ago

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,…

5 years ago

How To Write So Your Audience Is Emotionally Connected To Your Story

Causing your audience to have a strong emotional connection to your story, even to the point of being moved to…

5 years ago

How To Stop Coincidences From Ruining Your Story

A coincidence in a story is an event that happens that has no foreshadowing and no intent, it wasn't something…

5 years ago

How To Arc Characters, Not Break Them

When you are writing your story, you might find that you get to a point where you realise it would…

5 years ago

How To Write Distinct Characters

On The Table Read, author JJ Barnes shares her creative writing advice for how to write distinct characters and why…

5 years ago

How To Create A Feeling Of Suspense In Your Story

If you are writing a scary story, or a thriller or a mystery, suspense is one of the key things…

5 years ago

How To Make An Unbelievable Story Believable

If you are writing in the fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi genres, you're going to be writing scenarios for…

5 years ago

How To Track Your Character’s Emotional State

Tracking your character's emotional state is an essential part of continuity when it comes to your character's arc. When your…

5 years ago