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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
How To Use Time-Locks To Write High Stakes Drama
A "time-lock" is best to use in your story when you've established who your Protagonist and Antagonist are, you've pitted…
How To Find Your Plot
On Instagram we were asked a question by @Books_To_Life, who wanted to know what you can do if you start…
Making Sure You Don’t Have A Passive Protagonist
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about why having a passive Protagonist in your story is a problem, and…
How To Create A Lie Your Protagonist Believes And Follows Until They Learn The Truth
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes explores how to write a lie that your Protagonist believes, and a story that…
How To End A Chapter
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes gives writing advice to give chapter length, and how to end a chapter in…
How To Make Your Scenes Plot Relevant
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes gives writing advice to make sure your scenes are plot relevant, and why it…
How To Deal With Writer’s Block
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes explores techniques you can use to deal with writer's block, why it strikes, and…
Why You Should Know And Understand Your Genre
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about why it is important for authors and filmmakers to know and understand…
How To Write Narrative Triplets In The Style Of Serenity
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes discusses the film Serenity and the writing advice we can take from it for…