Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
Fictional characters have kept us all company, have fed our dreams, may even have haunted our nightmares. Learn tips for writing memorable fictional characters.
Genre vs. literary. In fiction, most readers have their preference. Most writers do as well. A look at the major difference between literary novels and genre novels.
NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, happens every November. Join hundreds of others in writing a novel—50,000 words—in a month.
Editors have responsibilities to their authors. Read about some of those standards. A list for editors, as reminders. For writers, so you can know what to expect.
Theme in literature and fiction is a statement, a conclusion, drawn from a story. It’s a truth about the human condition that a reader takes away from a novel. You can define theme as a statement, a truth, about people or life as revealed by a book.
We get advice out the wazoo about a novel’s opening chapter. We can find information about how to write the final chapter. But what are the tips for starting a novel’s second chapter?
Maintaining a consistent point of view is critical for fiction, for keeping the story real. When a reader is pulled from one point of view and thrust into another, he can lose his connection to the story. He can lose his belief that the story is true.
A novel isn’t finished after the first draft. Writers have much work ahead of them—some of the most tedious work—even after they’ve written “The End.”
The sex of a writer colors his or her writing. Men and women are different, and some of those differences show up in writing styles.
read Male Writers & Female Writers—There’s a Difference in the Writing »
Invite readers into your story with a compelling open. Readers want to be enticed into new worlds—make yours an attractive one, a world readers will willingly step into, willingly stay in while your fictional events unfold.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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