Writing advice, creative musings, and book reviews
How to Write a Short Story: Outlining and Form
Short stories are a powerful art form for learning how to tell a whole and cohesive story. In this article, we’re showing you how writing short stories will strengthen your novel writing, and the various outlining and writing forms you can imbue into your craft…
When It’s Time to Hire a Book Coach
Let’s be honest: after the shine of a new story idea wears off, it can be tough to finish your novel. Maybe you don’t know what the point is anymore, and you can’t finish writing it. This is when it’s time to hire a book coach…
How to Write Structurally Sound Sentences
In this article, we are showing you how to write better sentences in fiction through a variety of techniques that we’ve already discussed through this sentence structure series, with a few new topics, so you can stitch everything together for a strong story that readers will love.
Novel Planning Workbook: Just Write
This novel planning workbook will help you craft a compelling book to captivate your readers. It's a complete digital product for new writers or seasoned authors writing a first draft. Get your writing planner for free today.
How to Write Engaging Dialogue: Voice and Sentence Structure Tips, with Examples
When you reread your work, do you feel like your dialogue looks awkward, or sounds unnatural? In this article, we are sharing tips on how to write engaging dialogue, with an emphasis on character voice and sentence structure.
5 Benefits of Outlining Your Novel
As a former pantser, I believe every writer needs a structure to tell a cohesive story. The outline doesn't have to be detailed or long, but it needs to give enough for you to sculpt a path forward. These are the five benefits of outlining your novel (especially as a pantser).
3 Books Every Writer Must Read
Reading naturally augments our writing abilities. For generations, writers didn’t have prompts, guides, or classes— they had books. They immersed themselves in prose and found their voice through the reading process. This article explores why now, as much as ever, writers need to be keen readers. And I’ll offer you three books every writer must read.
When and How to Use Future Tense in Fiction Writing
The future tense is the least used out there; more often than not, it's only used in segments of writing, rather than a whole novel. In this article you will see why writing in future tense may be powerful for your book, or if you should stay away. We're covering it all.
How to Use Present Tense in Fiction Writing
Still stuck trying to choose the right tense for your novel? This is the second installment in the tenses series where we guide you to the perfect fit for your novel. In this post, we are examining writing in present tense.
How to Write in Past Tense: A Guide for Writers
Do you have a story idea that you can’t wait to share with the world, but don’t know which tense is right for your book? This is a writing guide on how to write a book in the past tense. We are breaking down what is most crucial for writers to understand about verb tenses, and how to apply them to your writing.
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