A newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.
If there’s one thing recent times have taught us, it’s how vital human connection is. Long bouts of isolation at home and social distancing have left many craving connections to…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
In conversations, the terms ‘point of view’ and ‘perspective’ might be interchangeable, both meaning someone’s opinion. But that isn’t the way when it comes to writing. In the simplest terms,…
In almost any story, the hero will fit into an archetype in some way or another. Using character archetypes doesn’t mean the story isn’t creative, though! Archetypes are simply tools…
Writer’s Edit is a newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.