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The Power of Visual Descriptions

One of the things I have been exploring lately is ramping up my descriptions. Especially when setting a scene. While[…]

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[…]

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

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

Writing description for a story – either you love it or you hate it. Either way, as writers, description is[…]

The most powerful tool a writer has is the line of questions that begin “what if…?”. For example: What if[…]

For reasons I am going to explain, today we take a dive into tenses and narrative viewpoints. I recently asked[…]

The received wisdom is that writers should avoid adding prologue. But the humble prologue itself is not the problem –[…]

The advice “show; don’t tell” is readily dished out by writers. Which is all well and good if you happen[…]

This post is about “active voice” and “passive voice” in writing. I will show you why you should not worry[…]