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Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Spend an hour in a place that you would not normally go to but have always wanted to visit. Write down what you see, hearContinue reading “Writing Prompt: Go Some Place New”

When developing your story, you’ll want your characters to face a number of challenges or conflicts. One of the most basic of them is man vs. nature. In this conflict, the characters find their goals jeopardized by the natural forces of the universe: the cold of an ice age, dangerous plants and animals in an alienContinue reading “Consider Using Man vs. Nature Conflict in Story”

“People do tell a writer things that they don’t tell others. I don’t know why, unless it is that having read one or two of his books they feel on peculiarly intimate terms with him; or it may be that they dramatize themselves and, seeing themselves as it were as characters in a novel, are readyContinue reading “Five Great Quotations about Readers”

Don’t let these two commonly confused words negatively affect your writing. Affect is a verb meaning to “to influence” “to impact”: The layoffs affect about a third of the company’s employees. Effect is a noun meaning “the consequences of”: The effect of the layoffs was lower company morale. Hopefully the effect of this little tip will be correctContinue reading “When to Use Affect vs. Effect”

Verbs give sentences and books vibrancy. When too many of them in a story are passive or weak, the writing sounds drab. For example, consider this paragraph: I dreamed that my children would all get superb grades (because I did), be good little athletes (because my husband was), sing in choir, love going to church, graduateContinue reading “Energize Your Writing with Active, Strong Verbs”

• Constructing your story’s main character • How to create a character’s background • Build character by looking at his values • Show rather than tell a character’s personality • Ways to show a character’s personality • Use catch-phrase when creating a character • How to come up with characters’ names ______________________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meetsContinue reading “Seven Super Tips on Creating a Character”

• How long is needed to write a professional book? • Short stories vs. novellas vs. novels • Mistakes to avoid in a novel series • Maintain ‘fictional dream’ when penning novel  ______________________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer aContinue reading “Four Super Tips on Writing a Novel”

• How to choose a setting for your story As a plot develops, you’ll often need to change locations and times in a story. Your characters may be on a journey to some destination or they may need to investigate a matter. You might shift between the characters so that a scene involves the villain who is atContinue reading “Six Tips for Creating Your Story Setting”

• How to form your story’s basic structureIn every story, something happens. These events form the structure of your tale. Plot, then, is the drama and action through which characters come to life. • Conflict: The heart of every storyA good plot is about at least one character under adversity. Conflict typically arises from the characters’ perceptions, needsContinue reading “6 Tips on How to Plot Your Novel or Short Story”