Your Protagonist, the main character, of your story usually need to be likeable. I say usually, because having a Protagonist…
I love to read, and now I'm in the privileged position that my job is to write. I love everything…
Show don't tell is a piece of writing advice that is regularly given to writers, but without development it can…
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…
When you're writing a story, usually you use with first or third person. First person refers to the Protagonist as…
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…
Sometimes as part of your story, you'll have information that needs to be delivered in order for the story to…
Stories are powerful, and I truly believe that stories have the power to change the world. With stories we can…
Assuming you're writing commercial fiction designed to sell, rather than just a personal project never intended to be read by…
A plot twist is a sudden change in your story that your audience don't see coming, such as a reveal…
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…
If you are planning a series of books or films, then you need to write the first one in a…