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All strong narratives need well-developed and interesting characters.
When tons of academic assignments jump into the pocket all at once, even the most devoted and self-organized student can get confused. Academic overload and pressure to succeed are among the top…
As much as I love royals, witches, rebels and assassins, there are other jobs out there for your fantasy heroes!
Time to start binging some documentaries, I guess.
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A plot hole is a gap, contradiction or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the internal logic of the story. It's the kind of slip-up that makes switched-on readers say, "Wait, hang on a second!"
Bland. Soulless. Generic. Robotic. Totally and undeniably fake. The last thing you want is to have someone waste your time with impersonal mass-marketing emails or messages. It’s bad enough having them fill up your inbox. It’s even worse when they’re not even proofread! If you don’t care enough to at least glance over your message before hitting [SEND], why should we care about what you’re offering?
If You’re a Woman Writing a Male Character Avoid these Bad Writing Tips. As a male reader and writer I have been seeing some really bad advice pop up regularly about writing characters in general and specifically about writing males.
“Don’t you know who I am?” “Yup. I just don’t care.”
If you want to send your readers into a 3AM reading frenzy, these ideas could help!
Big companies and well-known corporations only mean business, they aren't really your well-wishers. They'll go above and beyond to get their product sold out on profit. They'll spend tons on marketing campaigns, sale promotions, and other offers just to attract customers. Now what happens behind the curtain is often unknown to most of us, that's
Sometimes dialogue sounds stiff, clunky, or unnatural. Try these tricks to make your dialogue sound more natural and less written.
Wondering how to 'raise the stakes' for the characters in your story or script? Let's take a look at why stakes are important and how to write them!
Ah yes, torturing readers, your favourite hobby!
I know you guys like making your readers cry, so I thought I'd enable this pattern.
This guide gives you some tips on dropping hints of romance without explicitly stating it, or having your characters shout it from the rooftops.
Strong story structure is the backbone that makes a story "work." It can guide our writing to enable us to create stories that resonate with readers.
What is story conflict? Read examples from novels that show how to use different conflicts in a story to heighten tension and suspense.
Suddenly everything was a competition (that her kids always won).
