7 Common Dialog Traps Fiction Writers Must Avoid

One thing I have found out is that when you say, “They can’t teach me anything”, it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Even though…

9 Must-Do Steps to Writing your novel in Scrivener

If you’ve never used Scrivener, it has some little-known tools that are exceptionally powerful, and make planning and editing your novel much more effective….

Out Of Coffee: A Writing Lesson

Was about to write this blog article, when I picked up my cup of coffee. Photo by Ian Keefe on Unsplash Oh, no.   Here we go….

Writing Ideas From Bryan Collins

Bryan Collins writes in his book “The Art of Non-Fiction Book Writing” about his habit of taking a pad of A4 sized paper (he…

Seven Forgotten Secrets of Story Conflict

Let’s face it: If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have a story. Photo by Clinton Naik on Unsplash This is why every course in Screen writing…

7 essential tips to make surprisingly strong Dialog

There are certain skills a writer is supposed to master. We tend to concentrate on narrative – long, flowery descriptions that form as a…

Four Essential steps that Will Make Strong Characters

Writers often have one major shortcoming. We often skimp on character development. Yet Character development is a crucial part of writing novels, and is…

What Three Things do Successful Writers Do?

What does a writer do? Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash They write. Yes, but… write what??? This is the lesson. This ultimately is what makes a good…

Make Your Dream Novel a Reality!

I know I hit on this a lot. But my blog is just starting and I can do this. Photo by Peter Lewicki on Unsplash A lot…

8 Simple Steps to Make your Dreams a Reality

Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash The hardest part about “getting there” is this – the waiting. I’m writing. I’m doing everything right. My writing is good. My…