Getting to know your characters is vital for any writer and any story. Characters drive plot. How they react to the world around them is what creates drama and interest. So knowing your...
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Sympathy and empathy. They might be two of the most elusive traits to convey and build through writing, but they’re also two of the most important. When writing a character-led story or novel,...
We tend to think of a story's most important characters as being the protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, or even love interest. However, an equally integral character, though a little lesser known,...
Self-doubt is something most people struggle with at some point, but it seems writers face it more frequently than others. We tend to feel like impostors. Some writers are naturally confident, but...
Short stories are a fantastic way for writers to develop their craft for longer fiction, and an exciting category of writing in their own right. Although they've grown in popularity across...
Rules for writing numbers and units of measurement vary according to the style guide you follow. However, if you're a fiction writer, it can be easy to get mixed up with the variety of ways to...