Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk Avengers If you have seen the Avengers films, then you'll be familiar with chief Bad-Guy,…
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk The Protagonist of your story is the main character. It's their story you're following. You…
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk The Inciting Incident is the moment that starts your story. Before this moment, your character…
On the Siren Stories YouTube Channel, JJ Barnes presents The Table Read creative writing advice series. In today's video, she…
Unresolved sexual tension means the chemistry between two characters that shows they are attracted to one another, but they don't…
Your characters will all have different qualities. You need to give your characters distinct personalities to ensure they are clean…
When you arc a character, you take them from one mental state to another, and you let your audience in…
A vulnerability is a weakness or fear that impacts your personality and behaviour. Character vulnerabilities can be used in a…
Urban fantasy is a genre where fantasy creations, such as witches and monsters, exist within our normal mundane world. Sometimes…
Your characters need to represent a real to life experience of being around people. Characters that read as artificial will…
Planning your story well can make the writing process easier. You won't wander off on side adventures or get muddled…
If you've been exploring different kinds of writing advice, you'll no doubt have come across the advice to write drunk…
When you first start writing your story, you'll probably go in knowing who your Protagonist is. Your protagonist is the…
The characters of your story are the main draw for your audience. Your plot and world can be fascinating, but…
Your story follows your Protagonist on a journey to achieve a story goal, and your Antagonist trying to stop them.…