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Write Suspense The Way Stephen King Does – Part 1

Stephen King is one of the most acclaimed writers today, the top writer of horror fiction in the USA. But you don’t need to be a fan of King’s to learn a few things from him about writing. You’re not writing a thriller a horror...

7 Tips To Keeping Your Editor Happy

You’ve written your book and you are ready to send it to your editor but, before you hit the Send button, do take another look at your manuscript. As far as your editor is concerned, detail is all-important and it’s the small things that matter...

Make Your First Sentence Count

Your book has been written; well, the first draft anyway, so give yourself a huge pat on the back for getting that far. Take a short break and then go back to it – re-read your opening lines. These are what sell your book and...

10 Tips to Maintaining Positivity When Writing About Tragedy or Death – Part 2

Ready to carry on? Then let’s continue with our tips on maintaining positivity when writing about tragedy. Choose a Partner When you write about tragedy and loss, you can find yourself in some very dark and lonely places. Find yourself a partner; it can be a friend,...

10 Tips to Maintaining Positivity When Writing About Tragedy or Death – Part 1

When you experience loss and tragedy in your life, you eventually learn to live with it but when you write about it, it can become hard to maintain an air of positivity. Writing about this kind of thing will nee a unique approach so follow these...

An Author’s Guide To the Three Components of a Book – Part 2

Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the first component of a book and then move onto the second component. The Body This is the main part of the book, the meat if you like. It is split down into chapters or parts, depending on how your book...

 7 Tips For Crafting a Pitch For Your Novel

One of the most important bits of your query letter, when you write a memoir or a novel, is your pitch. This is a very brief description of the story designed to get the interest of your agent and it is a difficult part of...

7 Tips to Adapt Your Novel as a Screenplay – Part 2

Be Visual In Your Thinking Screenwriting is the adult version of “show and tell”. Unless your narration is a voiceover, you never, ever, get into the heads of your characters. Your biggest tool is dialog; together with basic action, you can flesh your characters and your...

7 Tips to Adapt Your Novel as a Screenplay – Part 1

Lots of great books can easily translate into a film and there are a couple of ways that your manuscript can be turned into a screenplay. Much of the time, the agent who takes your book will try to raise interest in it and, if...

6 Literary Techniques That You May Not Have Heard Of

Imagine watching an artist as they create a painting. As they paint, you notice that the painting is made up of layers, each one more beautiful than the last. And the same is true of writing. Both artists and writers use different techniques and tools...