Writing tips and tricks I’ve picked up over the years – mostly for fiction, but with some nonfiction advice mixed in too.
It’s the last day of November in The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year… and I have not won NaNoWriMo. This month I’ve written 25k instead of 50k. However,…
There are a ton of writing programs out there and it can be difficult to figure out which one fits you the best. I wrote an entire novel in Word,…
Melbourne is currently in stage 4 restrictions to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. This basically means exercising for one hour a day and only travelling to do essential shopping.…
The Shining by Stephen King is recognised as one of the best horror stories of all time. A family stranded in a hotel during winter, and the curious and unexplainable…
I like writing the unreal, but I also like writing the real with unreal possibility. Sci-fi is fascinating because of the possible scenarios based on real world logic. There are…
A couple of weeks ago I learned about an event where you got to go inside one of the largest publishing houses in Australia: Hachette. Unfortunately, the event was in…
I’m currently taking a class called Writing for Videogames. I’m learning about different forms of interactive fiction and how the player can influence narrative in games. I enjoy studying games…
Writing a book is only the first step to becoming a successful author. Whether you’re traditionally publishing or self-publishing, you need to help readers find your book. This means marketing.…
I’ve put together a list of 15 words to be wary of. These words are superfluous. Try cutting them out. If your sentence still makes sense and has the same…
If you’re like me, you can sometimes find all the different titles given to separate parts of a book to be overwhelming. The story or knowledge is contained in the…
