The Writer's Workout

Sometimes we find it a struggle to finish a piece of work because we are not sure how to add interest to our story and keep our readers...

“Show, don’t tell” is one of the first narrative writing tips I received as a young writer. It’s simple enough to be taught in elementary...

We really can’t help but love a good trope, can we? Got two characters headed to a hotel for a stay? I see what’s coming but I still get...

It’s a scene’s importance that determines its pace. Forgetting this fact can result in both minor and major scenes either being slowed...

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how a character’s perspective shapes a story, and how a story takes its cues from its main...

Description. You’ve probably heard a lot about how too little of it affects the quality of your writing. You’ve even heard people say the...

Cohesion is all about the way the text flows and relates to itself and the message of the story. If the reader stumbles or sinks into the...