Writing

How To Write Natural DialogueHow To Write Natural Dialogue

How To Write Natural Dialogue

When you're writing dialogue in your story, try and make sure it reads like people actually speak, rather than reading…

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How To Write Character BackstoryHow To Write Character Backstory

How To Write Character Backstory

Your character's back story is their history and life prior to your jumping in point for this story. I'm going…

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Top Reasons You Need To Kill Main CharactersTop Reasons You Need To Kill Main Characters

Top Reasons You Need To Kill Main Characters

If you're writing a book or script where there is risk or peril, and you want your audience to believe…

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Motivating Villains And Why It Makes Your Story BetterMotivating Villains And Why It Makes Your Story Better

Motivating Villains And Why It Makes Your Story Better

When you're writing a story, it's obviously important to make sure your Protagonist is well motivated. However, if your Antagonist…

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How To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your StoryHow To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your Story

How To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your Story

When you write a story, quite often you'll find that you will write your Protagonist to be an essentially "perfect"…

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Top Reasons Your Story Needs Active Conflict In Every SceneTop Reasons Your Story Needs Active Conflict In Every Scene

Top Reasons Your Story Needs Active Conflict In Every Scene

In most of these pieces of writing advice, I reference the conflict, because there is no story without conflict. So…

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Reasons Why Aaron Sorkin’s Dialogue Is So Amazing And How You Can Do It YourselfReasons Why Aaron Sorkin’s Dialogue Is So Amazing And How You Can Do It Yourself

Reasons Why Aaron Sorkin’s Dialogue Is So Amazing And How You Can Do It Yourself

I'm going to be writing about the dialogue style of the writer Aaron Sorkin. If you're unfamiliar with his work,…

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How To Write So Your Audience Is Emotionally Connected To Your StoryHow To Write So Your Audience Is Emotionally Connected To Your Story

How To Write So Your Audience Is Emotionally Connected To Your Story

Causing your audience to have a strong emotional connection to your story, even to the point of being moved to…

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How To Stop Coincidences From Ruining Your StoryHow To Stop Coincidences From Ruining Your Story

How To Stop Coincidences From Ruining Your Story

A coincidence in a story is an event that happens that has no foreshadowing and no intent, it wasn't something…

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How To Arc Characters, Not Break ThemHow To Arc Characters, Not Break Them

How To Arc Characters, Not Break Them

When you are writing your story, you might find that you get to a point where you realise it would…

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How To Write Distinct CharactersHow To Write Distinct Characters

How To Write Distinct Characters

On The Table Read, author JJ Barnes shares her creative writing advice for how to write distinct characters and why…

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How To Create A Feeling Of Suspense In Your StoryHow To Create A Feeling Of Suspense In Your Story

How To Create A Feeling Of Suspense In Your Story

If you are writing a scary story, or a thriller or a mystery, suspense is one of the key things…

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How To Make An Unbelievable Story BelievableHow To Make An Unbelievable Story Believable

How To Make An Unbelievable Story Believable

If you are writing in the fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi genres, you're going to be writing scenarios for…

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How To Track Your Character’s Emotional StateHow To Track Your Character’s Emotional State

How To Track Your Character’s Emotional State

Tracking your character's emotional state is an essential part of continuity when it comes to your character's arc. When your…

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How To Use Time-Locks To Write High Stakes DramaHow To Use Time-Locks To Write High Stakes Drama

How To Use Time-Locks To Write High Stakes Drama

A "time-lock" is best to use in your story when you've established who your Protagonist and Antagonist are, you've pitted…

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