3 Great Ideas to Get Your Kids Reading We all know that writers have to be readers. What about encouraging your children to read, so maybe they, too, can be …
In one of the modules in the Write for a Reason Academy, we look at conflicts. Without conflicts we have a pretty boring story! Imagine this scenario: a family go …
Hello my Writer Friends, We all know that if we want to be good writers, we need to read a lot. Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to read, though, …
Dear Writer Friends, I had a discussion with a writer-for-a-reason a little while ago, about a ‘vanity publisher’, who wanted to charge her a lot of money to print her …
We had an interesting discussion about the role of the antagonist in a recent Writers for a Reason Unite meeting. It can be confusing, so here are a few quick …
How complicated should your story be? This is a great question, and it does, of course, depend on your target audience. A simple beginning, middle and end is enough for …
Hello, my writer friends! Today I’d like to talk to you a bit about fantasy writing. This is a slightly longer writing tip than usual, but I do feel it …
Dear Writer Friends, We all go through tough times with our writing. A story we started with so much enthusiasm is now just words on a page we are staring …
I hope you found last week’s writing tip useful, on the different publishing models; what to look for and what to avoid? Let me know if you found it helpful, …
