By Idrees Patel Source: Writer’s Treasure So you now know about the creative writing skills, and want to master them too, but don’t know how? Not to worry. These creative writing skills are easy to grasp, easy to know, and easy to master. (Note: Of course for every person these skills may not be easy to […]
By Sanjana Rajagopal Source: Odyssey Generally, creative writing isn’t considered a truly important skill. Creative writing is usually an elective class in middle school or high school. Unfortunately, what a lot of teachers or students don’t realize is that writing for fun vastly improves writing for a grade. I can personally attest to this–I’ve been […]
Source: MadPlum Creative Just because you curate an awesome blog doesn’t mean you necessarily want to be the next great American novelist. Or even if you do, your blog content may not be fodder for your debut. But that doesn’t make one style of writing more illustrious than the other. Business writing and creative writing […]
Source: Write to Done As a writer, you want people to pay attention to what you have to say… But with people processing over 100,000 digital words every day, you’ve got your work cut out. With so much clutter and noise, how can you possibly stand out and get your words noticed? Perhaps storytelling is […]
Source: English Live When we write in English, we are usually told that clarity is the most important thing. For example, when you write an email using short, simple sentences is the best way to make sure people will understand your email. There are times, however, when you can have a bit more fun and […]
By Ashley W. Source: Swoon Reads It should be the goal of every story to make readers rally behind the characters. In the romance genre, this is more important than ever, since so much of the plot and endgame is typically driven by the emotions of those characters. Here are five tips for writers to […]
By Kristen Kieffer Source: well-storied We want readers to connect with our characters, to step inside their shoes and invest in their journeys. But creating that easy connection between reader and character isn’t always a clear-cut process. Do our characters need to be, in some way, relatable for readers to connect with their stories? In my opinion, […]
By Jan Ellison Source: Writer’s Digest 1. Get to the end of the story One of the biggest mistakes I made writing my first novel was spending too much time polishing the language before I understood the story’s arc. I didn’t know if the words and sentences I was massaging supported the story, because I […]
By Joanna Penn Source: The Creative Penn All writers have their preferred methods for inspiration, and for me, it’s always been setting. I visit a place and find story there, which is why travel is so bound up in my creative process, and why my books often span the globe. But other writers have other […]
Source: Huffington Post You are alive with possibilities. You just need to find them. As writers, good thoughts tend to come and go; although it seems the best thoughts always come when you don’t have a pen or pencil. It is kind of funny how it works. Then once we get a pen and paper […]