WRITING TIPS

For most novels, a chapter is to a book like a word is to a sentence. Chapters are the building block of your novel and can be used to...

Trying to understand the writing community can be challenging at first. There are so many abbreviations and terms that writers just throw...

No writer likes to think about word count. It can destroy the creativity process, force you to cut out your favorite parts of your story,...

Dialogue, description, action, and narrative—all fiction novels will have some of each, but most writers will use some more than others....

If you have finished the first draft of your novel, congratulations! Take a break. You deserve it. One week later, you come back and read...

Dialogue is a wonderful tool: it can be used for characterization, worldbuilding, advancing the plot, and so much more. Here are some...

Unfortunately, writing isn’t all about plotlines and characters. Yes, these are the things you want your reader to be engrossed in, but...

Relationship arcs make amazing subplots (or main plots, depending on your genre), especially when done well. First, be sure to take a...

Writer’s block: the archnemesis of all writers. It comes at you out of nowhere, making you wonder why you even began writing in the first...

Who is telling your story? You, of course! Well, not really. Unless you’re writing nonfiction, your novel probably has a narrator other...

Many young adult books would have you believing romance is the most important relationship your character will encounter. It is not. Your...

Characters are quite literally the life and blood of your story. Your character’s personality and development can make or break your...

Outlining—you love it, hate it, or respect it against your will. The things you should outline before starting your novel really depend...

The writing process for professional writers is not very different from the one second graders learn in elementary school. It is...