5 Great Quotations about Readers

“I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.” – Avi“The love between a writer and a reader is never celebrated.” – …

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Five Great Quotations about Stories

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman“They aren’t just entertainment. Don’t be fooled. They a…

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Five Great Quotations about Fantasy Fiction

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – Neil Gaiman“Part of the appeal of the fantastic…

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Open story by hinting at some mysterious element

Straight-up information about a character or a setting rarely marks a great way to start a story. Instead, the opening lines need to hint at some mysterious element.An example of straight-up inform…

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8 Simple Tips for Self-Editing Your Writing

• Watch for consistency errors in your story  • Six useful tips for self-editing your book  • Avoid using ALL CAPS in your writing  • Don’t smother writing with your red pen  Sometimes writers sabo…

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Maintain sense of tension through pace

As developing your story, maintaining a sense of tension is vital. Without dramatic tension – a feeling of uncertainty in the reader about how the main character will solve (or even if he will…

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Fresh, original website content is vital

There are more than 2 billion websites on the planet. To get readers to stay on yours and to return, you need to offer what nobody else does – or at least in a way that no one else does. That’…

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