• 4 Tips For Writing Fantasy Stories - My favorite and final point in writing a fantasy story is to provide an ending that hopefully pleases everyone but after all, it is your story and you probably will choose a predictable ending, like good triumphs over evil, but then, maybe not. NEW! Go to Article |

• A FEW KEYS TO WRITING EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE by Karyn Follis Cheatham - Every writer expends a great deal of creative energy developing a story line and limning well-balanced prose with evocative sentences. That's what writing is all about, after all. But fiction writers have an additional aspect to creation--effective dialogue. Very few stories, novellas or novels are without dialogue, and for some writers, this can be a stumbling block. ^pop Go to Article |

• DIALOGUE WRITING RULES - WRITING BELIEVABLE AND COMPELLING DIALOGUE FOR YOUR CHARACTERS by Jordan Matthews - There are essential dialogue writing rules to follow if one expects to write a good story. Dialogue is what keeps the story interesting and moving quickly for the reader. It’s essential to a good story. However, there are dialogue writing rules that must be followed otherwise nothing is going to work no matter how good your words may be. ^pop Go to Article |

• HOW TO WRITE A MURDER MYSTERY by G.D. Baum - The murder mystery genre' is alive and well and living at an on-line bookstore just a mouse click away. How is it that this over-utilized method of story-telling has remained so fresh and compelling after well over a hundred years? The answer lies in the basics of writing. ^pop Go to Article |

• 10 Advantages to Writing Nonfiction by Katherine Ploeger - I love to write nonfiction, especially about writing, travel, word games, and, oh heck, so many other interests. I'm a writer, after all. I love to write fiction as well (usually in the form of screenplays), but this article is about nonfiction. I am going to discuss two major issues about writing: the writing process and the results of that process. Go to Article |

• 10 Laws of Great Storytelling - Before you begin your story, take a moment. Look at your audience and smile at them. Only after you have got their attention do you begin to even introduce yourself and your topic. You will be able to observe many things about your audience in these few moments. Go to Article |

• 10 Snazzy Ways to Cure Writer's Block by Shreyasi Majumdar - Writer's block is a legitimate illness afflicting all pens at some point of time or the other. A writer should ideally be in control of the situation and never let THE BLOCK get to him. He should be able to search and dig, observe, think and create, no matter what the obstacle. Go to Article |

• 4 Steps to More Creative Writing Jobs - When I do career coaching for freelance and creative writers, I understand why they are drawn to the profession. Writing, for the right person, energizes the soul as they speak to the world in the unique style they are blessed with. But is a creative writing or freelance writing job for you? Go to Article |

• 5 Easy Steps to Become Your Own Best Editor by Diane O'Connell - For many writers, getting that first draft down can give them a rush of excitement. The words flow freely, the ideas come at lightning speed, the book seems to be coming together just as they had in their head. But then comes the hard part: revising. Go to Article |

• 5 Tips for Writing Authentic Crime and Legal Fiction - Writing about a highly technical topic, like crime or law, can be intimidating. In the world of criminal law, there are innumerable rules, practices and procedures. Criminal lawyers speak their own language. To write a good crime or legal story, a writer needs to have credibility. Go to Article |

• 8 Hot Tips - Write it So They'll Read it by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts - Everyone suffers from writer's block sometimes. You sit at your computer and hope that pearls of wisdom will appear on your screen. Writing can be easy and you can get the results you want when you follow these eight basic steps Go to Article |

• A CLOSER LOOK AT CROSS-GENRE ADVENTURE WRITING by T.s. Trent - There are several elements of the action/adventure genre that make this sort of tale appealing. Let's take a look at the characteristics of an action/adventure tale. Go to Article |

• An Overview of the Romance Genre by Steph Burkhart - The romance genre continues to be one of the most popular fiction genres to date. Romances of all sub-genres have two aspects of plot that are consistent throughout. Go to Article |

• ARRIVING AT CREATIVE WRITING SOLUTIONS BY THINKING BACKWARDS by Jim Green - Here is a neat little trick I have employed all my life in resolving problems, in realizing goals, and finally as a tool for crafting fiction. I call it reverse plotting but it is in effect the act of thinking backwards to arrive at solutions. Go to Article |

• BEING CREATIVE: THE RIGHT-BRAIN/LEFT-BRAIN MYTH AND FLOW by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - Most of us find it hard to imagine bestselling authors struggling with their manuscripts or suffering from writers' block. Instead we assume they have something special we have to find or develop, and we search in vain for the magical formula. Go to Article |

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