The prime way for anyone to improve their nonfiction, fiction writing, or any genre of writing is to, well… practice. Which is to say to keep writing, writing, writing. Yes! A writing practice and regular routine supports behavior that creates a habit to further expand your writing skill ...
How to Improve Writing Skills 12 Clichés To Avoid When Beginning Your Story By Courtney CarpenterNov 12, 2012 Character 5 Tips for Exploring Mental... Author Lisa Williamson Rosenberg shares her top five tips for exploring mental health in your fiction and how that connects to emotion. ...
The most common themes in short stories include love, betrayal, redemption, loss, and transformation. You may also want to try science fiction, fantasy, mystery, or horror to give it your personal genre. You can think about what subjects appeal to you and then add your own twist to a sto...
The National Book Awards, established in 1950, celebrate the finest achievements in American literature. Managed by the National Book Foundation, these prestigious awards recognize exceptional works across categories such as Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young People’s Literature, and Translation. Each ye...
You will also need to explore their character development in detail, this is also essential in fiction writing. This gives us insight into characters' flaws, their motivations, and why they are in your story.This is closely related to a character's arc in the story. A character arc is, ...
If youhaven’tchecked out the trilogy yet, I highly advise doing so. If you’re a fan of big, grand, colossal-concept Science-Fiction, you owe it to yourself to check the UNSEC Space Trilogy out. Now then, other quick bits of news before we move into today’sBeing a Better Writer...
I’m sorry that I wasn’t aware of Ellen Willis when she was actively writing and I’m sorry that she’s gone because I think she’d have some very valuable things to say about the ‘Teens. Looking for a good book? If you like intelligent, socially relevant non-fiction, the The Ess...
Designed for children in grades 3–8, this notebook covers both fiction writing and poetry. 75 full-color pages Wire binding Creative Writing Notebook 1 is not a prerequisite for Creative Writing Notebook 2, and the two books may be completed in any order....
Despite the fact that I really like cats (I’ve had cats living with me for about half a century) and I really like science fiction – with John Scalzi being one of my favorite, working writers – I am always leery about picking up a book with cats as a leading or major character....
The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1953. A year later, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Old Man and the Sea is generally considered by many to be his greatest achievement. The leading character in this book is a person who can face difficultie...