Occasionally you will find a story for young people where a glossary would be helpful. I remember one book I used to read over and over as a child, where most of the action was set in India. The word…

Hello again writer friends!

Today’s creative writing tip is one we all need to heed. If one or more of our characters are not like us, are they authentic?

Our characters may not be like…

Good morning Christian writer friends, I hope you are well!

Quick tip this week on varying sentence lengths. You may not have thought about it, but varying the length of your sentences (and paragraphs, incidentally) will give…

Hello again! Is it really possible that another week has passed since the last writing tip? :-)Today we’re going to think about characters, because they are essential to the success of our stories.

“Character is king” is an oft-quoted phrase, but it really is true.

However gripping the plot, however exciting the setting, your characters…

Hello again Writer Friends, and welcome to this week’s creative writing tip.

It’s a bit of an enigmatic title, but is your protagonist (main character) motivated? Motivated to do what? Well that, of course…

Hello again Writer Friends, and welcome to our latest writing tip, on creating scenes. Are you good at creating scenes? I don’t mean the embarrassing kind, of course! I mean scenes in your novel…