Nobody manually writes out entire books anymore, but authors need to bring an abundant supply of pens regarding book signings. But which should you stock up on? The best pen for an author to bring to a book signing event is the Pilot G2 Premium Gel Ink Pen, which is comfortable, smooth writing, retractable, and … Read more
Before you begin to type your novel, you should decide which tense you’ll write it in. Once you’ve chosen, you must use this tense consistently throughout the novel and intercut with other tenses if they add to the story. The easier tense to write in is the one that fits your story, so there isn’t … Read more
All writers need sometimes is a little bit of inspiration to get them started. We often ask, where do ideas come from? How can I find the inspiration and focus to finish a piece of writing? How can I get motivated to write? These questions have historically been personified and embodied in the creative muse! … Read more
Where an author decides to lay their scene is crucial and seeps into every single aspect of a story. Why, then, do some authors censor or change the names of locations in their novels? Some novels censor town names to add mystery to a story and make readers believe it could’ve really happened. Or maybe … Read more
A play script is distinctly different from a story or a novel, and both are considered narratives. But is a play script considered a narrative as well? A play script can contain a narrative, which is a string of ordered events dictated by cause and effect with a group of characters, a setting or location, … Read more
OK, so you love to read. You’ve got a sneaking suspicion that you might have a novel inside, and you want to find the best keys to unlock that work. You don’t want to reinvent the wheel, however. You’re smart, and you want to hear what the best writers in the world have to say … Read more
The romance genre is one of the most popular in the world. Look at the New York Times bestseller list and you will see almost half the entries are romances. Romance novels bring in more than a billion dollars every year, according to Romance Writers of America. So is writing romance easy or hard? Writing … Read more
There are so many book awards and prizes out in the world, it’s hard to know which ones are reputable, and which ones have been created just to increase sales. There are ten or so major ones which most people would recognise, but in the English speaking world there is one literary prize that tops … Read more
So many of the best and most beloved stories feature a great antagonist which keeps us glued to the edge of our seats. But how do you write a great antagonist? Great antagonists oppose everything that the protagonist or hero fights for. They embody the opposite of everything the protagonist stands for, and they personify … Read more
We know that our favourite stories share a lot of features in common with each other. It is useful as writers to understand the underlying building blocks that make up most narratives. Yes, almost all narratives have a problem. Most narratives are structured around a central character who encounters a problem that they must overcome. … Read more