Creativity

Let’s Honour the Darkest Time With the Light of Creativity

We’re in for one of the darkest Winter in…

NaNoWriMo’s Limits Are What Sets Us Free

NaNoWriMo doesn’t require us to force writing on ourselves…

Is NaNoWriMo’s Focus on Quantity Really That Bad?

Quantity may be the path to quality. We need to…

Why All Authors Should Try NaNoWriMo at Least Once — A 16-Year Veteran’s Perspective

The Writer’s Vocabulary — Point of View

Why is Point of View Such a Crucial Element of Storytelling?

The Secret Power of the Antagonist

Why stories can’t exist without antagonists

Why Timeline Disruption Will Considerably Heighten Your Reader’s Investment in the Story

Why the Opening of the Story Is the Worst Place for a Flashback

And what should we do instead.

How Carefully Managing Different Narrative Arcs Will MakeYour Story Unputdownable

Story Arcs and the…

Beware that Flashback!

Flashbacks are handy backstory management tools, but they may be quite…