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Writing Strategy: On Getting Inspired Everyday

By Larry Icabandi Nabiong Getting inspiration from anything within reach is just a piece of cake for other writers. The[…]

For some writers, character name selection can cause massive writer’s block. Naming your characters can seem like the most pressing[…]

Glenn Gers shares the six questions that all stories must answer. Who is about What do they want Why can’t[…]

These two writing mistakes which a particular pet peeve of mine. No matter how well everything else is written, these[…]

This post is about a writing theory I have – a theory I call trap doors, off-ramps, and monsters in[…]

Worldbuilding is one of those writing activities that writers either love or loath. “Hello Future Me” talks about worldbuilding with[…]

Word choice matters when crafting a story. Good word choice can make a good story into a great one. Just[…]

Inspiration to write can be found almost anywhere if you know how to look for it. Here are five ideas[…]

Fame. What is it good for? In this article we take a writerly exploration of fame. Many of us want[…]

Thanet writer, Jim Driver, shares a tip for writing better dialogue. Take away points from this video: Too realistic dialogue[…]

I have been challenged by Venita to address the topic of will it throw a reader to change tenses? If[…]

If you think this article has a weird name (The secret price of success when…), you are right. It is[…]