Historical fiction writing tips, freelance writing tricks and general writing help.
Let’s be honest: sometimes as writers, we treat setting like stage scenery. It’s there in the background while our characters talk and act, but it doesn’t really do much. Here’s … Continue reading Settings as characters: how settings can supercharge your story
One of the hardest parts of being a writer is receiving negative feedback on a piece of work you’ve poured your heart and soul into.
But in today’s article, I’m going to let you in on a little secret that’ll help you turn that negative feedback into positive growth. That’ll help you use it to improve your craft, and better your writing.
Today I’m going to take a look at what “show, don’t tell” actually means, and more importantly how to successfully make use of it in your own writing.
Today we’re going to talk about stakes, which in short is the bad stuff that’s going to happen to your character if they don’t achieve their goal (or if they … Continue reading The Importance of Stakes
This is a bit more of a serious post – so it’s a bit longer. But I looked at this recently in my MA Creative Writing class and I think … Continue reading Writing Inclusive Fiction: Cultural Representation without Cultural Appropriation
Novelist, or historian? The line becomes a bit blurry when you’re writing historical fiction. But one piece of advice that really stood out to me at the Stockholm Writer’s Festival … Continue reading Researching A Historical Fiction Novel: Tips from the Stockholm Writer’s Festival
It’s National Writing Day! And to celebrate I’ve pulled together my favourite resources for writing prompts, ideas and starters-for-ten, perfect for when your well of creative ideas feels like it’s … Continue reading National Writing Day Prompt List
Imagine spending weeks training for a marathon, putting in the hard work, the blood, sweat and sore muscles only to be told when you get to the start line that … Continue reading How to Deal with Rejection as a Writer
So I did a post the other week on whether or not you should study a Creative Writing MA (or slightly longer ago now, I’ve moved house and started working … Continue reading Build Your Own Free Creative Writing Course Part 1: Description
When I was doing NaNoWriMo back in 2014, they had a discount code for Scrivener. I saw it and I thought to myself: what the hell is that? Didn’t Google it, didn’t click … Continue reading Is Scrivener Worth The Money? Scrivener: A Review
Way back at the beginning of term (I’m in the Transnational Creative Writing Masters Programme at Stockholm University) we had an awesome workshop from Cassie Gonzales. She was talking about … Continue reading Why Symbolism is Beautiful (And Why You Should Be Using It)
Last week I finished my novel. I know, right? Cue the champagne, let’s start calling agents and– No. Not even close. You see, finishing a first draft isn’t the same … Continue reading The Anti-Climax of Finishing Your First Draft
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