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What Makes a Good Creative Story?

What is it about one creative story that makes it accepted as much better than another similar piece? Is it something tangible? Or is there some mysterious a...

Determining Your Writing Style

Every author has at least one writing style with which he or she is innately comfortable. Hence being able to pinpoint one’s writing style is an important...

Writing About Dreams

It’s been said that dreams can be an excellent source of inspiration for writers; consequently, many journalists, authors and reporters find themselves kee...

Writing about Historic Periods

Maybe you’re a novelist and you’ve decided to set your next book in medieval Europe. Perhaps you’re an essayist and want to compose a tongue-in-cheek c...

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Creative Writing Exercises to Inspire Children

Creative writing can be a non-starter for some children. You need to uncover that trigger which fires up the imagination and sets them on a journey to other...

Maintaining the Flow of Your Writing

Flow is a very important concept for the writer on two very distinct levels. Maintaining a flow in the way you work will produce better end results and means...

Using a Story Arc to Structure Your Plot

Writing would be so easy if it was a structured science. If only we could tap a few details into a story generator and churn out a perfectly formed plot. The...

Creating Authentic Emotions for your Characters: A Guide

The ability of an author to portray a range of human emotions is inextricably linked with their skill as a writer. Characters can cause a plot to fail or suc...

Finding Story Ideas from Popular Media

The world around us is saturated with story ideas. This has become apparent during an era where our daily lives are filled with media messages and entertainm...

What is Flash Fiction?

Flash fiction is a genre that has grown in popularity over the last few years with a large fan base and a proliferation of dedicated flash fiction competitio...

Joining a Creative Writing School: A Case Study

Joining a creative writing school was the best move Anne ever made. A short time after joining, her writing aims and goals were unrecognisable and she was ac...

Picking Credible Names for Your Book Characters

First impressions often arise from a character’s name, part of the jigsaw puzzle that builds images in the reader’s mind. What’s in a Name The power of...

Putting the Twist in the Tale

‘Twist in the tale’ fiction is easy to read and simple to write. After all, it’s just a case of surprising your reader with a clever punch line. Not so...

How I Turned My Writing Into a Career: A Case Study

Susan who lives in the United States, started writing at a young age, but it wasn’t until she got to university that her career started to really take off!...

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