Are your writing in the present tense? The issue of which tense to write in came up recently in our Writers for a Reason Unite writers’ group. One of our …
Think of Your Readers A quick tip for you today: Match the danger and suspense levels with your readers. You don’t want to give them nightmares! Equally, you don’t want …
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been looking at some basic essentials for writing for kids. One of these is pace. You can have great characters, a wonderful plot and …
Now that you have your characters sorted out (last week’s writing tip), let’s move on to your plot. This is a basic essential to get right! Do you have a …
There are many elements we need to get right with our stories, but there are some basic essentials that will make or break our novels. Over the next few weeks, …
Your Unique Experiences Last week we talked about celebrating your uniqueness and using it in your stories. This week I’d like you to think about things that have changed since …
