How To Write Personality Quirks
Your characters need to represent a real to life experience of being around people. Characters that read as artificial will…
How To Follow Your Story Not Your Plot
Planning your story well can make the writing process easier. You won't wander off on side adventures or get muddled…
How To Shape Characters With Emotional Bruises
Your characters need to feel like real people, so I teach you how to use emotional bruises to shape your…
How To Use The Advice Of Write Drunk And Edit Sober
If you've been exploring different kinds of writing advice, you'll no doubt have come across the advice to write drunk…
How To Develop Your Characters By What Your Story Needs
When you first start writing your story, you'll probably go in knowing who your Protagonist is. Your protagonist is the…
How To Be A Writer
I am very proud to say that one of my jobs is to be a writer. I write words, people…
Do You Have To Write Every Day To Be Successful?
Write every day is advice I see given quite regularly to aspiring writers. I'll be exploring why this advice can…
Author Interview – Louise Gregory – It’s Not Never
On The Table Read, Louise Gregory talks about the writing of her space romance, It's Not Never, and what it…
Author Interview – Jack Byrne – Under The Bridge
As part of my author interview series, I have spoken to author Jack Byrne about his writing process, including his…
How To Write Characters Who Feel Alive Beyond The Limitations Of Your Story
The characters of your story are the main draw for your audience. Your plot and world can be fascinating, but…
How To Accept Bad Reviews And Still Keep Writing
Bad reviews are part and parcel of being a writer. It sucks and it can hurt really bad, but it's…
How To Keep Your Story Conflict Active In Every Scene
Your story follows your Protagonist on a journey to achieve a story goal, and your Antagonist trying to stop them.…
How To Write A Successful Protagonist Partnership
On The Table Read, “The Best Book Reader Magazine in the UK“, author JJ Barnes describes what a Protagonist Partnership…
Top Ways To Build An Emotional Bond With Your Audience
On The Table Read, “The Best Book Reader Magazine in the UK“, author JJ Barnes shares her tips for how…
Top Reasons To Rip Away Your Character’s Emotional Support System
When you start your story, you will most likely put in an emotional support system around your Protagonist. You give…