On The Table Read, "The Best Book Reader Magazine in the UK", author JJ Barnes shares her tips for how…
When you start your story, you will most likely put in an emotional support system around your Protagonist. You give…
To make sure your audience is fully invested in seeing if your Protagonist gets what they want, you need to…
Keeping your audience caring about this story, these characters, is essential. It means they'll finish this story, then trust you…
The characters in your story are how your audience experiences your plot, so it's essential they feel real. If you…
Your Protagonist is the main person in your story. You will spend the majority of the time riding on their…
The pace of your story is how quickly it moves from one plot point to another, and is controlled by…
One of the most important ways to write a story that is entertaining is by keeping the stakes high. If…
Dystopian fiction deals with a future where the world has been changed, and not for the better. They are entertaining…
Imposter Syndrome can strike anyone, and it certainly strikes me on an alarmingly regular basis. It's the belief that any…
A story prompt is the seed of a story. It's a sentence or an idea designed to spark your imagination.…
2021 can be the year of your story. The year you finally get to write "The End." And I can…
The Protagonist of your story is the main character. It's the person you will spend the most time with, the…
The problem with henchmen is that if you're writing a hero who is intended to be morally pure, you can't…
The best stories take characters on a journey. They are changed and shaped by the events in your story and…
