This post is bittersweet for me, as it’s the last post I’ll be writing for Inkitt Writer’s blog. However, that also means this topic of beginnings…
Action scenes can be some of the most difficult to write, because they’re written slowly but should feel fast. What I mean by this, is that the author…
Five Tips to Help Track It Down Whether you’re an aspiring author or you’re already published, you may relate to hearing the irritatingly vague suggestion from…
If you spend any amount of time looking up what agents and publishers are looking for in a manuscript, it usually comes down to voice. They…
Everyone tells writers to establish their writer’s voice. But how exactly do you do that? And, for those who don’t know, what exactly is the writer’s…
Agents, publishers, and critics all talk about voice like it’s the easiest thing in the world to see and understand. As writers, though, our voices feel…
If you’re seeking to publish your writing, you’ll often find advice columns telling you that agents and editors are looking for that unique X factor in…
When I was a teenager and my mother got mad at me, she used to say, “It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it.”…
Voice. You know it as an elusive, magical something that everyone looks for in great writing. The secret sauce that will supposedly make your words stand…
When we think about our favorite novels, the stories that stand out in our memories, voice plays a key role. Much like masterful use of detail,…