The Purpose This prompt has one purpose and one purpose only: it’s going to inspire you to write something that’s a little creepy and full of tension. It’s great to have scenes such as the one this prompt will inspire in your locker. Tension is never to be frowned upon. It exists in every book. […]
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Writing A Novel: The One Page Plan Of Storytelling
Writing a novel is like frying an egg. You’re going to curse incessantly, get sweats from the heat, and create a whole lot of mess before you ever get it right. The Concept Of Planning There are many resources online that go into great detail about how you should plan your novel. Some say you […]
A Poetry Prompt: Cold
The Purpose Poetry is a great resource – even if you are reading this as someone who writes novels. How? Because they teach you the art of well-refined and to-the-point prose. If you can learn rhythm, you can learn writing. For this prompt, we want you to focus on creating rhythm. Try to form a […]
A Writing Prompt: Salvation
The Purpose For today’s prompt, we want you to focus on creating great tension and the importance of world-building. It’s because of this that we’re choosing to set this one up from an alternate earth standpoint. The protagonist has woken up and encountered some weird and terrible things. He just wants to go back to […]
Writing A Novel: How To Use Facebook To Build Your Author Brand
Writing a novel is like fighting a lion. Only… you have no weapon or armor, you only have one arm and one leg, and you’re actually fighting ten of them. Yeah. We think that pretty much sums it up… Branding vs Marketing It’s important that you learn the difference. Marketing (at least in our eyes) […]
Writing A Novel: Do It For You
Writing a novel is like learning how to fly a plane. Only, there’s no one there to teach you, you have no fuel or wings, and the plane is actually made of paper. Yep, we think that about sums it up. The Journey Writing is a personal journey. It’s a journey that begins in your […]
A Poetry Prompt: Desire
The Prompt With today’s prompt, we want you to focus on the rhythm of your words. We want you to feel each line as it leaves your fingertips. It’s important that the rhythm and flow of your poetry matches the power of the message it spreads. Scenery/Vibe: The middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s dark. You’re […]
A Writing Prompt: Blind Love
The Prompt It’s not often you do this, but there’s something about the way the darkness swarms you that makes you pause. At one point, you would’ve walked by, leaving the innocent couple to their devices. That is a thing of the past. Today is different. Today you feel like meddling. Try this prompt for size […]
Writing A Novel: Choosing Your Protagonist
Writing a novel is hard. It’s like trying to decide whether the chicken or the egg came first, while at the same time, cooking chicken in a freezer and frying eggs with a naked flame in the Alaskan snow. Writing a novel is hard. And that’s why we’re here to help. Your Main Character Matters […]
Writing A Novel: Discovering Your Writing Voice
Would it baffle you if we said that voice is just as important in writing as it is in singing? Well, it shouldn’t. Of course, with writing, we mean voice in a different way. When singing, it’s your physical voice that matters. But in writing, it’s the written voice – the tone your writing takes […]