Hello, friends! Last time, I shared 20 fantasy story ideas to get your brain moving. This time, it’s my pleasure to go from earth to space. It’s time for…*drum roll* sci-fi story ideas!
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The Secret Cartel Behind Every Great Writer
The stereotypical writer used to be a silent, brooding genius who kept to himself and rarely ventured into the outside world, except to do “research” on how the subjects of his stories lived. People imagined an entire profession of Emily Dickinsons, pale and contemplative.
However, for nearly every famous writer—from Ernest Hemingway to Virginia Woolf, J.R.R. Tolkien to Mary Shelley—this stereotype couldn’t be further from the truth.
And the truth is that nearly every great writer had a Cartel.
25 August Writing Prompts
It’s mid-summer and a great time to do some daily writing! Check out these 25 August writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing.
Word Count: How Many Words In a Novel?
If you want to get published, you need to be aware that major New York publishers are looking for a specific word count, depending on your genre. Your fantasy novel word count needs to be different than your YA Fiction book, which has a different word count from other books.
How many words are in a novel? Or at least one in which publishers might be interested? In this post, we’re going to explain word count and how it affects your chances of publishing success.
Ready to write your novel? Check out our definitive guide, How To Write Write a Novel: The Complete Guide, here.
How long is the average book? And how long should your book be? Here’s a quick summary:
How to Write a Children’s Book: The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Successful Book for Young Readers
Have you wondered how to write a children’s book? A lot of people do! The idea of crafting a sweet or silly tale that delights young minds and hearts is a compelling invitation.
Maybe you already have an idea about subject matter or a memorable character in mind.
Perhaps you are inspired by favorite books from long ago (Judy Blume, anyone?). Frequent guidelines suggest just 500-1000 words in the average picture book—and many people who are not children’s book writers wonder how difficult this could be.
Harder than you think.
Children’s author Margaret Meacham sums it up well. “Well-written picture books are works of art that demand an intuitive sense of child appeal, and like poetry, a firm command of language.”
In this article, you’ll learn all about how to write a children’s book with writing tips that will help you craft your writing for the littlest reader.
20 Explosive Action Story Ideas
If you’ve ever seen a character squaring up against a bad guy in a heart-pumping confrontation, you’ve most likely read or watched an action story. Today, we’re going to look at what an action story is, then give you 20 action story ideas to get your creative juices flowing and your character fighting for their life!
How to Write an Action Story
Few things are more exciting than an action story. The high stakes, the high-speed chases, the high-octane moment when the protagonist finally faces the bad guy in an epic battle scene—action stories will have you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Today, we’re going to look at how to write an action story that has your character’s (and reader’s!) heart racing.
May Writing Prompts: 31 Days of New Ideas
It’s a new month and time for a fresh set of May writing prompts to keep you practicing all month long.
An integral part of the writing process and building your writing skills in general is consistent practice. You can use prompts in a variety of ways to make your daily writing habits stick. Try this set of daily writing prompts to keep growing!
Falling Action: Definition and Why It Doesn’t Exist In Most Stories
The falling action is a literary term you hear thrown around in middle school writing classes and on creative writing blogs, but what is it? And will it actually help you understand, and maybe write, a good story?
In this post, I’m going to define falling action, talking briefly about its origin as a literary term and its place in dramatic structure, and then talk about whether you should incorporate it into your story structuring process.
Spoiler alert: you shouldn’t.
Denouement: Definition and Examples of the Literary Term
How do good stories end? In tragedy or triumph? With a wedding or a funeral?
That is the question of the denouement, a literary term that means more than just “the end.”
This article is all about denouement. In it, we will talk about the origin and definition of the literary term, give examples, and talk about where it fits in your writing.
