If you are writing a novel, a short story, a play, or a screenplay then everything in your story should advance the plot or reveal character. Do you sometimes find that a section of your story is lacking in dramatic tension, or feels a bit aimless or underwhelming? Perhaps a Read more…
Below is a list of literary journals and magazines that especially focus on publishing the work of emerging and young poets and fiction writers / authors. It’s really important to start getting your work out into the world of professional publication, right? Agents and publishers want to see that you’ve Read more…
Deciding where to submit your poetry for publication can be tricky as there are so many options, and you’ll need to decide how important being paid is. If your goal is to one day have a collection of your poems commercially published, then it’s a great idea to consider trying Read more…
First up let’s give the shortest version of the answer possible: foreshadowing is when you introduce a story element early in your story, before it plays a large and pivotal role later in your story. This stops the audience feeling like they have been cheated by the author when something Read more…
If you are a writer of narratives (novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenplay writer) you’ve probably heard of Aristotle, and are curious about how Aristotle’s theories can help contemporary writers like you! In his work titled Poetics, Aristotle focuses mainly on tragedy, but we can interpret that a little more Read more…
There are lots of literary journals or magazines out there that publish short stories and poems, and it’s great to know which ones are generally regarded as the best. Lots of authors try to submit their work to the ‘best’ journals first, to prevent the scenario where you accept publication Read more…
There are lots of places you can find poems for free online. Buying poetry collections is fun, and holding a collection of poems in your hands by your favourite poet is a wonderful thing, but it can also be very expensive! Even if you buy them second hand. So where Read more…
What is a muse in creative writing? Fiction writers, poets, screenwriters and just about every other variety of writer often talk about waiting for the muse to strike, or finding inspiration in a muse. There are many reasons for this, but one is that we often don’t really know where Read more…
We’ve all been hit by writer’s block to some degree! Poets, novelists, screenwriters and writers in many other fields have all discussed this condition. It might show up as rendering you completely unable to write a single word, or just feeling like you don’t know where to start, or even Read more…
There are many paths to becoming a creative writer. In this article we discuss some things to consider that will hopefully be helpful on your journey! Just Write Amazing Work Yep, this is a painful truth. Anyone can write amazing work, at any time, and you don’t need any special Read more…