novel writing

The story pacing is really important if you want to keep a reader engaged. Especially if it’s a long story because that means you have to keep them engaged for …

Do you write for yourself, or do you write for the reader? Everyone has a different opinion on this, but I think the question of who you’re writing for really …

How well do you need to know your protagonist before you start writing about them? If you believe the lists of character questions found online, you need to know your …

If your first line isn’t a winner it can be a deal-breaker. So, in other words, either really good or really bad. I tend to write my blog posts off …

I’m a writer. I write to organise my thoughts, or process them, and because I enjoy it. Life gets busy though, and my writing routine tends to fall off the …

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, …

Plot or characters are always mentioned as the most important parts of writing a story, but tension is equally important. Tension is what will keep your reader reading. Your characters …