Consistency when writing a novel—actually, when writing anything—is an essential ingredient to creating a strong story. Your writers might get a little frustrated if you…
Verbs are an essential part of any sentence, but not all verbs are created equal; there are two categories of verbs: weak and strong. Strong…
If you’ve ever taken a writing course or read a book on how to write a novel, you would have been told ‘show, don’t tell’…
If you’ve ever taken a writing course or read a book on how to write a novel, you would have been told ‘show, don’t tell’…
Setting is one of the key ingredients to creating a novel that readers can immerse themselves in. Without settings, your characters would be aimlessly…
As a writer you’ve probably been told at one point or another to use active voice and avoid passive voice—perhaps it was even a teacher’s…