Category: Creative writing tips

We all love surprises… well, maybe only if they are good surprises!

Here are five sudden surprises that are easy to get right in novels… two good, three not so good, but with tips so you can get them all right!

Good surprise 1: A twist in the tale. We…

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…

Dear Writer Friends,

Here we are again, and nearly the end of January already! Hope you are enjoying your writing. 🙂 And your reading!

Once again I am going to enthuse about the necessity (and enjoyment!) of reading.

All reading is good, but the best thing you can do, if you want to be a good writer is …

Did you make any new year’s resolutions this year? If you resolved to write every day, but are stuck with your story, here are some ideas for ten minutes of writing to help you get back on track:

Hello everyone: hope you have had a good week. Spring will soon be here!

This week’s writing tip is all about eavesdropping on other people’s conversations! 🙂 …