Good workshopping can vastly improve the writing of both the workshopper and workshoppee. (“Workshopping” just means critiquing or giving feedback on someone’s writing, BTW.) Here are some tips for giving…
Emotional scenes often come easiest and can be the heart of a story. I adore them. But it can also be hard to do a scene justice (messy first drafts…
Rules of grammar often have good intentions, but writing is about conveying meaning, and that is a subtle art. It follows that our writing style will be best when we…
OK, so my naming skills are not the best. *cough* Lars Capitulation *cough* Squiragon Lasers *cough* Anyway, I have since come up with better methods of naming characters than blurting…
There’s no one right way to write your story. Complete pantsing is a totally effective way of writing (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!!), but if you want more structure…
In my time writing so far, I’ve gathered a variety of good writing advice, and here is what I’ve concluded: Always outlineNever outlineTreat your first draft as an outlineEdit as…
Hello, fellow writing people! I hope you are not stuck, but if you are, I hope this list helps. I believe in you! Remember why you’re a writer. If every…
Hello and welcome to the marvelous world(s) of writing!!! I hope these tips will help you, but remember, you know best how to write your story. Good luck on your…
A dialogue tag is a phrase such as “she said” or “declared the anthropomorphic potato with great enthusiasm” — basically, saying who said what and how it was said. And…