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Simple Revising Techniques The revising process is different for every writer. Stephen King does two drafts as well as a final polish. Kurt Vonnegut rewrote every single page in a novel several times until he got it exactly right. As a general rule, two drafts is the bare mini... 4678 Hit(s) | Read more... The How's of a Writing Group How to create a successful writing group that will improve your writing skills 4975 Hit(s) | Read more... The Top Ten Rules for Writers You want to write a book? Or, maybe you want to write a short story, poem, play, or screenplay. Whether you're writing fiction or non-fiction, there are certain things you need to do if you want to be successful. Here's my top ten list for successful... 8132 Hit(s) | Read more... The Four Firsts-Point of View 2300 Hit(s) | Read more... Building a Strong Story Structure The biggest problem most beginning writers have is structuring their stories. If you can learn how to create a sturdy structure you will be well on your way to a compelling story. There are five elements to story structure: opening, conflict, deve... 2425 Hit(s) | Read more... He Said, She Said The primary purpose of speech tags (he said, she yelled) is to tell the reader who is speaking. Tags should not be crutches for poorly written dialogue. Sometimes writers use creative tags because they think it adds to the scene. Other writers use ta... 1976 Hit(s) | Read more... So You Want to Be a Writer?             The good news is that the only thing you need to do to be a writer is to write on a regular basis. The bad news is that it’s harder than it sounds. You should set aside at least an hour... 1925 Hit(s) | Read more... Who Should Tell Your Story-Point of View 1882 Hit(s) | Read more... Plotting and Scheming Your first step along the path to a plot is to figure out the main character’s goal. How is he or she going to solve the crisis? A man whose wife disappears will solve his crisis by finding his wife. A gambler who loses his wife’s life... 1965 Hit(s) | Read more... Pace Yourself   Certain books are leisurely and reflective like an evening stroll, while others are more like jogging. This difference is created mostly by the pacing. 1860 Hit(s) | Read more... Correctly Using Narrative  You should be wary of narrative. For the reader, narration often feels like the writer is popping his head into the story to give information, which slows down, or stops the action. Since narration is by nature telling instead of showing, th... 1937 Hit(s) | Read more... Mechanics Of Dialogue If your dialogue doesn’t follow the basic guidelines for dialogue, you risk look like an amateur. So get to know them very well.  Here they are: 1849 Hit(s) | Read more... Get to Know Your Characters Do you know your characters as well as your closest friends? If you don’t, take the time to get to know them. Sit down and ask each one the things you would ask someone you just met. “Where are you from?” “How long have you... 2172 Hit(s) | Read more... Knowing All-Point of View The omniscient point of view is all knowing. The author can take the reader all over town and in and out of every single person’s head if she wants to. Omniscient point of view can be divided into two categories; intrusive and neutral. ... 1766 Hit(s) | Read more... Keep Your Character's Heads On If you have extended scenes of dialogue you should add in physical descriptions, such as “she turned her head sharply” or “he fiddled with the photo.” These physical descriptions give more detail and layer to the scene and ... 1619 Hit(s) | Read more...

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