Your senses are the vehicles for experience So you want to write a novel. You think of all your favorite in factors your most beloved books: secret passages, magic powers, stormy weather,  plot twists, and even undiscovered worlds. Sure, these things might be interesting, but are these the fiction factors you really remember, or do you remember something else? You can have the best setting, the neatest idea...

Writer’s “Cheat Sheets” I recently found an awesome writing tip over at inkalicious. Read below for the content, and a link. For those of you who are analytical and need a pattern or formula to help get you going, inkalicious has come up with some great writing tips that I have relsited below. PLOTTING: Polti’s 36 Dramatic Situations •01. Supplication: Persecutor, Suppliant, Authority...

Have you ever thought about what type of language you should use in your writing? What about the style? If you haven’t, you should. Consider the following sentences: Dick, the local high school quarterback, was recently killed in a car accident. The town was left in sorrow today as Bronson High’s starting quarterback lost his life in a tragic car accident. Dick left behind a wife and two brand...

Whether you are writing a fantasy novel, or a sports column for a local newspaper, you can always stand to improve your copy. There are many writing techniques you can employ to improve the quality of your copy. Asking proper questions, for example, is a critical writing technique that you should consider using if you don’t already. If you already do go through a process of asking yourself questions about...