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“Starting a new book can be paralyzing,” says Lisa Cron in her opening statement for her online class “How to Nail Your First Three Pages” and she couldn’t have stated it better. Launching into writing a new novel can be a daunting task, but Cron makes it a little...
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath was a brilliant writer plagued by depression. Writing seemed to be...
Purple and beige prose are adverse opponents in the creative writing game, and it’s fundamental to recognize their differences and most effective uses. Regardless, when used appropriately, each has its place in the authoring world.
An author will inevitably come across the dreaded plot hole–or two–while editing their newly finished novel. Plot holes are inconsistencies in the story. They are gaps that cause the reader to either question its logic or develop better, alternative options to resolve...
Writing a believable character can prove to be difficult when starting a new story or writing project. This is because, as writers, we often get infatuated with the plans we have for the plot and tend to get swept up in our fictional world and a process of the things...
As said by Maya Angelou, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Writers find and uncover the truth and deliver it to the masses. No matter how small you think your story is, you have a right to tell it. Writers deliver stories that are...