Allow main character to experience crisis of faith
A man vs. himself conflict often elevates a story’s suspense and depth. When a character must face a confrontation with himself, most readers can relate to him. External conflicts that affect …
• How to create suspense in your fiction story • Use pacing to maintain sense of tension in story• Add ticking clock to create sense of urgency • Add reaction shots to heighten dramatic tension• Or…
To make your writing smoother when listing items, consider using parallel structure. This occurs when you follow the same grammatical pattern as providing a list of equal items or ideas within a se…
“It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.” – Sinclair Lewis“I was born to travel and write verse.” R…
The opening page of your story always should include your protagonist’s intentions, meaning the step he plans to take to deal with the story’s main problem.Suppose the problem of our story is that …
Your story ought to feel to readers like a roller coaster ride. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you write a lot of action-adventure but that your tale contains a series of mini-climaxes, al…
“There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.” – Saul Bellow“If the weak hand, that has recorded this …
Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is …
• Use active voiceVerbs give sentences and books vibrancy. When too many of them in a story are passive or weak, the writing sounds drab.• Cut begin fallacyOne way to tighten your writing is to eli…