A vital part of your story is the opening lines, also known as the inciting incident. In this section of your story, we learn who the main character is, the central problem facing him and a li…
• Treat readers to vivid passages in your story • How to make your writing more vivid • What are examples of ‘concrete details’?• Work off the fat from overwritten descriptions Fat writ…
If you’re tempted to trick readers by having a portion of your story’s plot occur only in a dream, give serious second thought to it. Especially if writing science fiction, such a gimmick is a…
A type of editing you can have done early in the writing process is substantive editing.This generally includes:• Correcting spelling, capitalization, punctuation and obvious grammar erro…
“Begin with an individual and you find that you have created a type; begin with a type and you find that you have created – nothing.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald“Supporting players …
• How to form your story’s basic structureIn every story, something happens. These events form the structure of your tale. Plot, then, is the drama and action through which characters com…
Even if your story offers a lot of dramatic tension and the sentences are tightly constructed, it still can feel a bit monochrome or colorless. When that occurs, the writing probably is not particu…
Use bridge to transition from flashback to present
Sometimes when reading a story, readers find themselves doing a double take and re-reading a page or two. This usually occurs because readers are no longer able to make sense of the narration. They…
“It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few/I’ll be writing more in a week or two.” – The Beatles“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.” –…
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author
