Writing Tips
Tips For Writing Short Stories
Hello fellow writers! I write a lot about full length books on this blog, but this post is for those of you who want to focus more on short stories. Short stories are wonderful for those who don’t have a lot of time or energy to dedicate to an entire book. With shorter stories, you can satiate your writing bug while still having time to do your every day responsibilities. Another perk about writing short stories? You can eventually turn them into a series of shorter books! So, if you want to explore this shorter form of writing, for eventual…
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Writing a Character Development Sheet For Your Next Book
A character development sheet is essential if you plan on writing a longer book or a series of books. This sheet is what will help keep your plot and its characters in order. Your character development sheet is going to organize your thoughts and creations for you so you can focus solely on writing your story. When creating your character development sheet, you’ll want to include facts and details about your characters that will help you, and your eventual readers, get to know them. Having a character development sheet helps you create lifelike, realistic characters that give your book depth…
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Newbie Writing Tips From Authors
As a newbie writer, you may find yourself scouring the Internet for writing tips every day instead of actually writing anything. Luckily for you, I am going to put the best writing tips from authors all together here in one post for your convenience. So, sit back, give your typing fingers a break, and read over these writing tips from authors, for authors. 3 Writing Tips From Authors 1. “I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write,…
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How to Create a Realistic Protagonist
When you think of the story you want to write, one of the first elements that you create is your main character, also known as: the protagonist. The protagonist of your book is the one who is living the story you are writing. They are the one in the middle of whatever conflict you have created. If you are using a first person narrator, it is the protagonist whose point of view your readers are seeing. Your protagonist is the soul of your book. Changing Up the Traditional Protagonist When you start out writing your book, you know that…
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Descriptive Writing Examples For the Newbie Writer
As a newbie writer, you may be starting to figure out your own personal style of writing. You are discovering what kind of narrator you are best with, what length of books you prefer, what genre you want to write in, along with so many other things that factor into what your books will be like and what audience they will attract. Despite all of these things, one thing that is essential in whatever you explore is descriptive writing. Descriptive writing brings your readership into your writing by taking advantage of their imaginations. In this post, you will find descriptive…
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