Writing Advice from Writers

How To Track Your Continuity

Your story "continuity" is making sure that from one scene to another, nothing changes about the people or the environment…

5 years ago

How To Use A POV Character In Your Story

When you're writing a story, usually you use with first or third person. First person refers to the Protagonist as…

5 years ago

Top Reasons To Stop Writing Gender Stereotypes Into Your Story Now

I've written before about how powerful fiction is, and how we can use our stories to do good in the…

5 years ago

How To Write A Good Prose To Dialogue Ratio?

If your book is too dialogue heavy, it can read like a script. You don't get to know the environment…

5 years ago

How To Write An Interesting Story Without Writing Info Dumps

Sometimes as part of your story, you'll have information that needs to be delivered in order for the story to…

5 years ago

Can We Make The World A Better Place By Exploring Social Issues In Our Stories?

Stories are powerful, and I truly believe that stories have the power to change the world. With stories we can…

5 years ago

Is It More Important To Write For Yourself Or Your Audience?

Assuming you're writing commercial fiction designed to sell, rather than just a personal project never intended to be read by…

5 years ago

How To Write Plot Twists

A plot twist is a sudden change in your story that your audience don't see coming, such as a reveal…

5 years ago

How To Successfully Write Death And Resurrection

The resurrection of characters that have died can be a dramatic game changer that enhances your story, however, if used…

5 years ago

How To Write Characters Transitioning From Enemies To Friends Or Lovers

Characters that start out as enemies, and through the course of the story turn into friends or lovers is quite…

5 years ago

Top Reasons Why A Cliffhanger Ending Will Ruin Your Series

If you are planning a series of books or films, then you need to write the first one in a…

5 years ago

How To Make Your Audience Cry

If you are writing something absolutely devastating in your story, such as a heartbreak or death scene, it's natural as…

5 years ago

Make Your Character Motivation Understandable So Your Story Makes Sense

I've written before about how your Protagonist and your Antagonist both have to be motivated to go after what it…

5 years ago

How To Write Characters Learning Information

If in your story you have a character that needs to learn a piece of information that is crucial to…

5 years ago

Why Too Much Flowery Language Will Slow Your Story Down

If you want to tell a story that focuses on plot and character, such as love story, action adventure, or…

5 years ago