Fiction Writer's Mentor: Your complete source of information about writing fiction. Solid guidance on writers’ block, plots, characterisation, dialogue, publishing and much more.
Persistence in Fiction Writing: Nobody said becoming an author was going to be easy. And it’s not going to be easy. You know the old joke about becoming an overnight success.
How do you make time for your fiction writing? Unless you’re very, very lucky, your fiction writing will have to fit in around the day job until you get established (and perhaps even after that too).
How to guarantee your success as a fiction writer. You know the statistics: less than 2% of submitted manuscripts will ever be published. How can you possibly be a success with those odds?
What is the best novel writing process to follow? What do you need to do to go from blank screen to holding your published novel in your hand? Find out here.
How to write Amateur Sleuth stories, by well-known author and literary agent Evan Marshall. This gives essential advice on the 'rules' for this ever-popular genre.
What is it that makes Christian fiction specifically christian fiction?? What are the rules and conventions of this genre? This excellent article by Delia Latham tells all.
It's essential to get your point of view in fiction right - and yet it's one of the hardest things to get right. This page explains the different points of view and explains the pros and cons of each.
What is objective point of view in fiction? How does it differ from third person limited POV and omniscient POV? Which should you use? How do you go about it?
Regardless of whether you're using third person POV or first person POV, you must always be in the character's point of view. Here's how I recommend to do that.
You may have heard that you should avoid using passive voice. Is this true? Well, yes, and no. Read on to see when you should avoid it, when it's fine to use and even when it might be perfect for you.
The narrative hook - also known as a literary hook- is the literary device whereby you hook the reader's attention and intrigue her enough so that she'll keep reading.
A good editing checklist is an essential tool for every writer, and here's the comprehensive one I have designed for my own use and which I share with you here.
A fiction critique is an important way of assessing the quality of your work. But you need to know the pros and cons of the various ways of getting this feedback.
You’re sitting on a mine of creative writing ideas. Your creative self is boundless and infinite, despite what you might think now. Let me show you how to access these.
Sometimes you’re just stuck for ideas and could do with some creative writing prompts to get you going. So here are some excellent fiction writing prompts for you.
How to write a synopsis is a question on every writer's mind. It's like death and taxes: awful but unavoidable. This article aims to help you in writing a synopsis which is complete and intriguing.
What exactly are your odds of being published? Statisitically they're very low, but that doesn't have to be cause for concern as you'll see as you read on.
Almost all writers have received rejection letters from publishers or agents. It just goes with the territory. Here's how to take solace from them, and how to recover from them.
Self-publishing can seem like a very attractive option when faced with the difficulties of getting your novel published the traditional way. But is it an easier, or better, option?
Vanity publishing is a fairly pejorative term. Does it deserve that label? Effectively what it’s saying is that somebody just wants to get published for the ego of it.
Quotes about writing, by writers, are the distilled wisdom of some of the finest minds in literature and fiction-writing - they inspire and encourage we writers. Check them out here.
Quotes about writing to inspire you, encourage you and maybe even give you the needed push to get back to your writing! The distilled wisdom of many, many writers is available here for you.
Quotes about writing to inspire you, encourage you and motivate you. The distilled wisdom of many wonderful writers arrayed for you to learn from - right here!
I invite you to see what I can offer you in the way of a fiction critique service. This comprehensive and helpful feedback will bring your writing to the next level.
There are many different novel writing software products out there. Which one is right for you? Read my extensive critiques to make the right choice for you.
Novel Writing Made Easy is a book by Andrea Waggener which purports, as the title suggests, to make it easy for you to write a novel. Does it succeed in that?
Good fiction writing workshops can really enhance your writing quality and experience. They're a way to get interactive information and to meet other writers. Here's a list of such writers' workshops.
An eight-week interactive online writing course with best-selling author Tracy Culleton. Master creativity, plotting, characterisation, theme, writing scenes and so much more.
If you're looking for the cure for writer's block, look no further because you've found it. Here I share with you the most elegant and effective tool for erasing writers block.
How do you access the creativity in writing on demand? Using these tools, accessing your creativity for your fiction writing is easy, despite what you might think now.
EFT instructions: how to do EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) in to turbo-charge your writing, erase fears and doubts and transform your writing experience
Any writer who wishes to be taken seriously needs a website - and preferably a fixed website rather than a blog - they just look that much more professional. Here's how you can get one for a very good price.
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