How to Concentrate When Writing
We all want to write and have our work published and appreciated. We can see it happening. That’s the easyREAD MORE
We all want to write and have our work published and appreciated. We can see it happening. That’s the easyREAD MORE
Writing subtext is not easy. Newbie writers—and even seasoned writers—need many hours of practice to get subtext written correctly. There’sREAD MORE
Noir fiction is about crime. But the elements that support noir fiction express not just the story about a crime,READ MORE
Stories with sad moments are nothing new. The best stories will usually have a touching scene reflecting on some typeREAD MORE
As much as technology is great and has changed the world for the better (mostly), it can greatly alter aREAD MORE
A good writer knows that proper use of setting in their novel is just as important as their characters. TheREAD MORE
Building a realistic character by examining his or her psychological characteristics should be the first goal of authors. Your mainREAD MORE
Artificial Intelligence will likely become a major role in human society. The way technology is already going and moving atREAD MORE
Storytelling isn’t easy. Although some fiction authors seem to have been touched by God to tell stories in a seeminglyREAD MORE
Hiring an editor to review your work before you e-publish it or contact a literary agent is mandatory. I realizeREAD MORE
Coming up with good story ideas can be quite tricky sometimes. Producing an idea that you can see blossom intoREAD MORE
Without conflict in your story, good luck. Learning about conflict was probably your first introduction to fiction writing. As itREAD MORE
In real life, tyrants are a nightmare. They serve no other purpose than to torture another person they deem weakerREAD MORE
Music in fiction isn’t a common technique. I think authors usually retreat from incorporating music because they don’t know howREAD MORE
Gothic Horror exists in a league of its own. While certainly having many of the tropes we see in contemporaryREAD MORE
Everyone loves science fiction. Since its birth, the world has reveled in its ability to entertain and expand on ideasREAD MORE
Without going into a lecture about the deep history of the Folk Horror genre, I just want to teach youREAD MORE
Sending out a completed manuscript of the most stellar work is a priority that every writer should be ready toREAD MORE
In this post, I will discuss the rules of fiction in John Gardner’s craft book “THE ART OF FICTION” byREAD MORE
The fictional dream is a term coined by the late writer John Gardner, author of several books about the natureREAD MORE
The writer’s voice. The main element I will pick up a book and read until the end. I don’t careREAD MORE
Even though some will debate it, all science fiction is social science fiction. At its root, science fiction will immediatelyREAD MORE
The decision is never easy. There are many variables an author should consider before killing their story’s hero. Sadly, everythingREAD MORE
If you want to tell a damn good story, then learn how to incorporate a subplot. Subplots can reveal soREAD MORE
The tragedy narrative isn’t going anywhere. Although other genres tend to outperform the tragedy in commercial success, the story ofREAD MORE
The novel-in-stories. The short story cycle. Linked stories. All three titles reference the same type of work of fiction thatREAD MORE
Welcome to the second part of “Elements Your Mystery Novel Needs.” Hopefully, you already saw the first part on myREAD MORE
Going back as far as The Iliad and its logical continuation, The Odyssey (albeit different main character), the Greek literaryREAD MORE
Reading and writing stream of consciousness (SOC) is not for everyone. For someone who has never read SOC, attempting toREAD MORE
When I visited the Hemingway estate in Key West, Florida a few years ago, I learned lots about the famousREAD MORE
I was never a believer in the importance of first sentences. Considering how massive a novel is, I thought, aREAD MORE
Do you want to write a bestseller? Do you want fame and fortune and the respect that comes with writingREAD MORE
Linear storytelling, while fun and straightforward, is, sadly, nothing special. That is not to say that it is a badREAD MORE
Meta. The term seems to throw people off when they hear it. They tend to confuse themselves instead of steppingREAD MORE
Suspense is arguably the primary element when it comes to how interesting we consider a story. However, new writers stumbleREAD MORE
It is the hero we know will prevail, but (sub) consciously people fantasize the villain to win. This is nothingREAD MORE
Congratulations! You completed writing the first draft of your novel. After you calm down from celebrating, you will realize thatREAD MORE
If any writer is hell-bent on tackling fiction writing, he or she will need to explore various avenues to generate dialogueREAD MORE
A good plot twist is not easy. When we read them in books and see them in movies, we mayREAD MORE
For someone who has been in this writing field for many years, there certainly have been moments of sluggishness forREAD MORE
For writers who have completed the first draft of their novels, they likely know how difficult it was to getREAD MORE
I consider myself more open-minded than others and yet still conservative at times. My opinions are hardly ever an issueREAD MORE
The argument regarding the definition of literary fiction is well-known in the world of literature. Unfortunately, pinning down exactly whatREAD MORE
An author’s decision on how to show or when to tell information is equally as critical as Hamlet pondering suicide (“To be orREAD MORE
For any hopeful writer, the very first thing he or she must choose is a point of view (POV). However,READ MORE
When writing fiction, building a realistic character is mandatory. From a distance, this task may sound easy. For what issuesREAD MORE
The importance of choosing the Arts when attending university is more significant now than ever. I know that many, ifREAD MORE
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