writing tips – Writer's Edit

23 Best Books For Learning To Write Fiction

The best way to learn how to write fiction is to read a lot of fiction. I hear this advice over and over again, and I wholeheartedly agree. Sometimes, though, when you're after a bit of extra...

15 Awesome Ideas To Get Your Story Started (With Examples)

There are many great ways to start a story. Depending on the genre, you might begin mysteriously and gradually build to a climax. Or you might start with an image or description to orient the...

5 Easy Steps To Avoid Purple Prose

Anyone who's studied literature, taken a writing course or joined a book club has no doubt encountered the expression 'purple prose'. For those who haven't, Google defines it as: "Prose that is too...

5 Creative Ways to Get to Know Your Characters

Every good book has a strong cast of captivating characters accompanying the reader throughout the story. Whether it's high-action fantasy, gritty crime drama or heart-wrenching romance, characters...

6 Times You Shouldn’t Kill Your Characters

Spoiler alert: this post contains a number of potential spoilers relating to deaths occurring in various books/movies, including A Song of Ice and Fire/Game Of Thrones, The Book Thief...

7 Tips For Writing Meaningful Death Scenes

Let's admit it, readers: we all love a good death scene. Whether we're ugly-crying because we loved the character so much and OH, THE INJUSTICE, or punching the air and cheering because that...