Writing a novel is like skydiving. The only problem is, you don’t have a parachute. Where There’s A Will… …there’s an over-stressed writer. Look, we know how it gets. You get a project in your mind, you plan it out, you think it through; you become utterly obsessed with every single aspect of it. You […]
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A Poetry Prompt: Smiles
The Purpose This week’s prompt is here, and its mission is to spread the happiest of happy vibes. We’re all about the positivity here, and we wanted to kick things off this week with a truckload of it. From a writing skills perspective, we’re going to use this one to work on our emotive writing. […]
A Writing Prompt: The Eye Of The Storm
The Purpose This prompt comes at you from a different angle to our usual writing prompts. This one is more focussed on creating a solid scene description – that’s what we want you to think about when working on this one. Scene descriptions are such a huge part of writing. When working on them here, […]
NaNoWriMo: Five Tips To Help You Win
Ah, NaNoWriMo. It’s that wonderful time of year where writers around the globe tear an extra clump of their hair out every day for a month. Each new day equals a new clump of extracted hair. We figured it could be more aptly names. National Balding Month seems much more fitting… And guess what? It’s […]
A Poetry Prompt: Still
We really believe in poetry – even if you don’t typically write it. Poetry is a great way to hone your narrative voice. It’s a great way to learn expression and the art of the written word. Once you master poetry (or at least your own version of it), you can harness those skills to […]
A Writing Prompt: Disguised
The Purpose This prompt is here to get your mind on sentence structure. As you already know, sentence structure is a huge part of writing great fiction. Who wants to read a book that isn’t clean and well-presented, placing great emphasis on clarity, flow, and precision? Not us. And you shouldn’t, either. When you dive […]
Writing A Novel: What Is An Anti-Plot?
Writing a novel is like painting. Only… you don’t have paint, you don’t have a brush, and you don’t have any artistic skill at all. You just have your brain, the alphabet, and a big ole blank page. Yup. We think that pretty much sums it up. Previous Discussions We’ve already talked a lot about […]
A Poetry Prompt: Pumpkin Patch
It’s October! And that’s an exciting time for the writing community. Halloween is always a great time of the year for writers. The horror vibes creep into your stories, the movie marathons begin, the nights become dark and welcoming – it’s the ultimate time of inspiration when it comes to telling tales. And, of course, […]
A Writing Prompt: Tangled
The Purpose This week’s prompt is all about pacing, hence the short nature of it (you’ll see). We want you to craft a scene based on fast pacing and clear details. We want the picture to be painted for the reader as soon as possible so that the intended suspense can kick in fast. Focus […]
Writing A Novel: Arch-Plot Vs Mini-Plot – What’s The Difference?
Writing a novel is like… trying to open a series of locked doors in under a minute while being chased by an angry group of rabid geese. Oh, and you also don’t have the correct key. For any of the doors. Yeah… we think that just about covers it. Structure Is Important We’re sure you’re […]