The Writer Story Every writer has a story

Your story structure does matter. Not only was Rome not built in a day, but it also wasn’t built without a plan. London was built without a plan. Hit some Google maps and look at an aerial view of both cities. You will see the difference. And your readers will definitely see the difference …

Rule 1. Use concrete rather than vague language. Vague: The weather was of an extreme nature on the West Coast.This sentence raises frustrating questions: When did this extreme weather occur? What does “of an extreme nature” mean? Where on the West Coast did this take place? Concrete: California had unusually cold weather last …

Using character archetypes in your book is a great way to ensure you have a diverse cast with specific roles. Because without good characters…your readers won’t find a good reason to keep reading… The character development of your story can make the biggest difference in hooking real fans for life…and losing readers …

Creative writing prompts are the missing link all writers need…whether you’re writing for fun or looking to write an amazing novel and live full time off your fiction writing. Picture this: your imagination is a match…and you need to light it. There are a number of different methods of setting a match …

You might be about to make the wrong decision… And before you waste a ton of time (like many of our students), we want to give you the information you need to avoid the pitfalls aspiring authors make. Writing and successfully publishing a book is already scary without all the confusion over which …

Do you have an amazing life story you want to know how to write your life story, whether it’s just for you or so others can learn from you? Writing and publishing a book about your life story is a bit of a different process from writing a novel or even …

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective …

How many words are in a novel? After all… Writing too many words in your novel is just as embarrassing as not writing enough. A book’s word count does matter and if you get it wrong, this can impact your book sales, reviews, and its overall performance. So if you want to write and publish …

Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven. Adjectives Modify Nouns Most students learn that adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs or …

Your author bio matters. As much as we wish we could write up a few words about our lives and just stick it up for the world toar see, there’s a lot more to it than that. How you write our author bio can change the way potential readers and …