If you’ve ever dabbled in screenwriting, you may know that screenplays have a unique advantage in structure over novels: the manuscripts are divided into scenes. For…
It’s that time… We all need a little inspiration sometimes, so on the first Monday of every month, we’ll post a series of writing prompts intended…
Flashbacks can be a great tool for incorporating character backstory into your narrative. They can also disrupt the flow of your story and confuse your readers.…
It’s that time… We all need a little inspiration sometimes, so on the first Monday of every month, we’ll post a series of writing prompts intended…
Who doesn’t love a sprawling, epic narrative? Well, anyone who’s written one, tried to write one, or even started outlining one. Even a novella with a…
There are so many times during the course of writing a novel that we can spiral into self-doubt, lose the plot so-to-speak, and find ourselves with…
You’ve finished the first draft and now it needs polishing, but what to cut? The following checklist will set you on the path towards the glorious…
Fiction writers make things up. It’s our job, especially if we write science fiction, fantasy, or any type of speculative work. It’s also our job to…
I recently opened up an old project and found myself writing new scenes from the story’s distant past. When I drafted a new first chapter that…
It’s that time… We all need a little inspiration sometimes, so on the first Monday of every month, we’ll post a series of writing prompts intended…