• CREATIVE WRITING – MORE QUALITY WORK, FASTER by Kal Bishop - Maximization methodologies have long been used in business to produce quantities of quality ideas, faster. Creative writers who want to rapidly produce quantities of quality work should apply these same principles. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 280 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION by Edwin Spina - Creativity for the mystic has special meaning. In the world of the mystic all is one. This means that there's only one Creator. Your job as an artist, painter or writer is simply to attune with this One source of all creation, listen and report on what you're told. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 279 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Develop a Killer Plot by Lynette Rees - Some writers fly by the seat of their pants, not knowing where they are going or how they will get there, whereas, other writers would never dream of writing a story or a novel without some initial planning. (Added: 1-Feb-2008 Hits: 112 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Dialogue - Sounds Good by Gurmeet Mattu - For the dramatist who writes to be heard rather than read, dialogue is of course vitally important. But it is amazing the number of writers who imagine that because they can converse, they can write convincing dialogue. (Added: 30-May-2008 Hits: 102 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• 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. (Added: 23-Aug-2007 Hits: 446 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Don't Lose Readers, Get the Narrative and Dialogue Balance Right by Mervyn Love - A good story deserves a good narrative to dialogue balance to keep your chosen audience enthralled and turning those pages. Getting it right can be tricky, so here are a few tips to help you master the art. (Added: 19-Jun-2008 Hits: 33 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• ELEMENTS OF A GOOD STORY by Kelly Swanson - Stories must engage before they can do anything else. You don’t have the luxury of choosing between an entertaining story and a story that has a powerful message. Every story must be entertaining even if it means enhancing the truth. (Added: 14-Jun-2007 Hits: 278 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Find Names For Your Characters the Easy Way by Mervyn Love - We've all been there. You know she's called Sandie or Kaylee or some other cool name but can't for the life of you find a suitable surname. You've wrung your hands to the bone, you've drunk the midnight oil, but still a good solid name won't come. What, oh what can you do? (Added: 9-Apr-2008 Hits: 49 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• FINDING THE PERFECT MONSTER FOR YOUR HORROR STORY by Dawn Arkin - Horror writing takes many forms. Psychological, supernatural, and everyday horrors are but a few of the story plots you will come across when reading scary tales. (Added: 14-Jun-2007 Hits: 389 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Freewriting: A Strategy That Will Bring Your Writing To Life - Freewriting is a release from the prison of rules. It allows the fastest and deepest improvements to a writer’s creative process. Freewriting shows writers how to overcome past resistance challenges. Either in writing, control, or other fears. It returns the power of free thought. It also renews the energy flow with the universal laws of attraction. (Added: 13-Dec-2007 Hits: 149 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOOKS, LINES AND SINKERS by Caterina Rando - Think, however, of the good opening lines used to begin most successful short stories, novels and articles then the "hook" in our title takes on a whole new range of meanings and equates very well with the world of creative writing. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 198 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOW NEW AUTHORS CAN KEEP THEIR MANUSCRIPTS COHERENT by Marvin D. Cloud - "In large publishing houses, many manuscripts penned by first-time authors, never make it past the "first reader" who for all practical purposes is a gatekeeper of sorts. This person's job is to weed out manuscripts that do not fit certain established submission criteria. However, many never make it to the editor's desk, simply because they are badly disorganized and downright incoherent. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 215 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• How To Avoid Viewpoint Slips by Marg McAlister - Every writer wants readers to become deeply immersed in the characters they invent. In effect, when someone reads, they 'become' the main person in the scene. The deeper inside that person's viewpoint you can help the reader go, the more convinced the reader is that this character is 'real'. (Added: 28-Mar-2008 Hits: 69 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• How to Grow Credible Flesh and Blood Characters for Your Story by Mervyn Love - Some writers make the mistake of thinking that a brilliantly conceived plot will make up for poor characterisation. It won't. (Added: 9-May-2008 Hits: 33 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOW TO WRITE A LOVE SCENE by G.D. Baum - The most critical lesson in writing a love scene is that it is similar to making love in the real world: when done well, it is messy, chaotic and somewhat animalistic. The civilized approach does not work; it leads to the greatest drawback of all: predictability. (Added: 26-Jun-2007 Hits: 182 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

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