When you first start writing your story, and you're introducing your characters, it can be easy to feel stalled. There…
Foreshadowing is the technique of hinting to your audience where your story is going, without actually telling them. It works…
If you want to write books for children or young adults, killing your character's parents is a common trope you…
World Building is the technique of telling your readers what world your story is set in, whether the laws of…
Your Protagonist, the main character, of your story usually need to be likeable. I say usually, because having a Protagonist…
One of the key ingredients to a successful story is for your characters to be well motivated. Your Protagonist, your…
Your story "continuity" is making sure that from one scene to another, nothing changes about the people or the environment…
I've written before about how powerful fiction is, and how we can use our stories to do good in the…
If your book is too dialogue heavy, it can read like a script. You don't get to know the environment…
The resurrection of characters that have died can be a dramatic game changer that enhances your story, however, if used…
Characters that start out as enemies, and through the course of the story turn into friends or lovers is quite…
I've written before about how your Protagonist and your Antagonist both have to be motivated to go after what it…
A coincidence in a story is an event that happens that has no foreshadowing and no intent, it wasn't something…
If you are writing a scary story, or a thriller or a mystery, suspense is one of the key things…
A "time-lock" is best to use in your story when you've established who your Protagonist and Antagonist are, you've pitted…