Hi everyone, I hope you’re all having great, productive days! Seeing as I had a little bit of spare time this morning I decided to spend it writing a follow up to an earlier post, 5 Tips for Creating Great… Read More ›
Characters
Characters are important. Without them, stories would be rather dull indeed! Here you can find tips on what makes a great character and how you can create your own.
5 More Tips to Improve Dialogue
Hi everyone, I’ve found myself with an hour free this morning so I thought I’d post a follow up to my previous post ‘5 Tips to Improve Dialogue‘. 1 New SpeakersYou should always begin a new paragraph for each new… Read More ›
How to Write a Compelling Story
The idea of writing a story that is both engaging and compelling can be daunting, especially if you’re just starting out. Often, new writers believe that they have to write perfect sentences and be excellent at storytelling right from the… Read More ›
Writing Tips 7
Hi everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve written a Writing Tips post so, having a little bit of time to myself, I thought I’d post another six tips to help give you nudge in the right direction. Keep a World… Read More ›
Writing Tips – Writing Children’s Stories 3
Hello everyone, here’s another round of writing tips for those of us who find writing stories for children a challenge. You can find the first two parts in this series here and here. Get Right to the Action Children aren’t… Read More ›
5 tips for Creating Great Characters
Creating a character and giving them life on the page can be difficult. In the beginning, you can have a complete image in your mind of their physical appearance, the sound of their voice and even some personality traits, but… Read More ›
Using Conflict
Conflict is a necessity when it comes to storytelling. It is what drives a story forward and writing one without any at all would, more than likely, bore your readers. After all, your story’s conflict is what helps to keep… Read More ›
Creating Believable and Relatable Characters
The first thing I think you should keep in mind during character creation is that a character doesn’t have to be realistic; they just have to be believable and relatable. What that means, for example, is that Superman, the Little Mermaid… Read More ›
