I still consider myself a baby author, someone who still has to learn a lot. As part of my studies to learn the craft, I try to follow as many courses and workshops to strengthen my weaknesses. One of them is the opening of my stories. Last year, I had the opportunity to follow Day Read More
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On My Mind: Plots & Subplots
If you check out a trailer of a new movie or the blurb of a book, you’ll often see a focus on one part of the story, the main plot. The events the main character witnesses. But this is not all you’ll see when you watch the movie. Often you’ll also see what’s happening with Read More
Preptober Starts
We’re less than a month away from National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and October has been dubbed ‘Preptober’ by many. It’s the month in which participants of NaNoWriMo prepare their big epic novel for production. The plotters will finish their outlines, the pantsers just let their idea simmer in the back of their mind. If Read More
5 YouTube Channels That Talk About The Art Of Writing
We can learn so much about stories and writing from reading, but not everyone learns the best from a book. Others have a preference for visual or auditive learning. That’s why today I wanted to highlight a few YouTube channels that talk about writing and stories. All of these have their own style and cover Read More
Struggling With The First Chapter
Writing a first chapter is hard. The tips I found online didn’t help me much. I examine them and tell you why they don’t work for me. Read More
A Writer’s Toolbox
What’s in a writer’s toolbox? Not just grammar, sentence structure or story structure. Work on your dialogue or characters arcs and create your unique voice. Read More
NaNoWriMo Prep: 5 Tips For Pantsers
Here are five tips to help the pantsers in our writing group, the people who write by the seat of their pants. They don’t use outlines, but they start writing. They have a premise and characters in their head and want to tell their story immediately. If you are such a writer or want to Read More
NaNoWriMo Prep: 5 Tips For Plotters
Plotters are the kind of writers who like to work with an outline. Most of them work on their outline extensively before they dive into their first draft. Don’t think you’re not a plotter if your outline is less than a page, but also don’t feel bound by the term ‘plotter’. Use these tips and Read More
Why You Should Do NaNoWriMo
Are you still undecided if you want to take part in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Here are a few reason why you should join the party. Read More