Creative writing comes from a deep well of thought. Here’s how to dig down into the subtext, and bring it to the surface. Whether you write fiction or non fiction, it always feels better when the words flow, and the mind is pumping out ideas faster than your Continue Reading
How to Get to the Heart of Your Story
Telling good stories is challenging work. Even seasoned writers, famously known for their prowess with the pen, still have to work extremely hard to make their next story shine. What makes a story ‘shine’? How do we ensure that readers are carried along through Continue Reading
The Key to Making Nasty Villains Likeable in Your Fiction
If we like the villain, surely that means we are bad, doesn’t it? Many beginning writers feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of techniques, devices, and so on, that they should remember when all they wanted was to write an enjoyable story. I always find that Continue Reading
The Premise of a Good Story
When you sit down and write a short story, and it flows from your fingers as if your fingers are magic wands, writing is good. Often, when we tackle a new topic, a new character, and want something different, it can start well, but then the flow stems into a Continue Reading