• 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: 79 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: 43 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: 191 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• HOW TO WRITE AN AUTHENTIC MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT SCENE by G.D. Baum - Most fight scenes rely heavily upon the vague, and somewhat inaccurate, public perceptions of how martial artists would utilize their skills in a real fight. That is an unfortunate limitation, because the most interesting aspect of the martial arts is what goes on inside the mind of the fighter. That is where the most compelling part of the story truly lies. It's what needs to be told. (Added: 12-Jul-2007 Hits: 331 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• How to Write Funny -- It's All About Timing by Sarah Smiley - Readers become accustomed to seeing things written a certain way. As a writer, you have a choice: give it to them they way they expect, or surprise them with something different. (Added: 25-Feb-2008 Hits: 157 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• How To Write Great Children's Poetry & Rhyming Stories by Laura Backes - Children love rhyme. The rhythm of the text, the way the words bounce off the tongue can be especially appealing to young children who are mastering language and reading. (Added: 16-Jul-2008 Hits: 24 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• IT'S NOT JUST BOY MEETS GIRL IN ROMANCE WRITING by Dawn Arkin - Romance writing is more than 'boy meets girl'. It is suspense, love, fear, love, annoyance, and of course, a lot of love. All that and more rolled up in a nice, romantic plot. (Added: 1-Nov-2007 Hits: 131 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• OH WHERE, OH WHERE HAS MY CREATIVITY GONE? by Dawn Arkin - Creativity is the key to every writer's craft. Without it, we are nothing more than people sitting at desks with paper and pencil, or blank computer screen, doing some meaningless task to occupy our time. (Added: 14-Jun-2007 Hits: 181 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• One Mistake To Avoid In Setting The Scene In Your Novel, Is To Overlook The Weather by Mark Walton - The weather is so much more than how wet you're getting. It's amazing how many writers overlook the weather as a useful tool in both setting and also in telling the story. (Added: 19-Jun-2008 Hits: 35 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• ORGANIC WRITING - THE GARDEN WITHIN by Beth Barany - Who you are as a writer has grown from your life experiences, your passions, your soil. Your fertilizing and weed pulling, your garden. Your writing won't be like anyone else's nor will your career or daily routine. (Added: 14-Jun-2007 Hits: 327 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• PART 2: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SECRETS by Corey Blake - The quality of your characters will form the foundation you desire for a strong story. In this four-part series, we're looking at ways to develop three-dimensional, dynamic, story driving characters. Using the following seven-step framework, you can develop rich, complex, and multi-dimensional individuals. (Added: 12-Sep-2007 Hits: 157 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Roads as Setting in Dramatic Fiction by Joy Cagil - Where roads are concerned, writers and poets usually focus on intangible meanings such as spiritual roads, roads to recovery, the wrong or the right roads of action, etc. (Added: 22-Apr-2008 Hits: 34 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• SECRET TRICKS FOR MAKING YOUR WRITING SOUND MORE COMPELLING by Linda Correli - Rhythm is a powerful element in your writing, which helps you generate sound images, sight, and feelings for your reader. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 171 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• Secrets Of Writing Children's Fiction - 5 Easy Steps To Help You To Succeed - Many people carry the misconception that children's literature is easy to create. It is often thought that storylines can be much more simplistic than adult fiction, that language can be unelaborated and that characters don't have to be particularly three-dimensional. (Added: 16-May-2008 Hits: 36 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• SEVEN SECRETS OF HIGHLY CREATIVE WRITERS by Steven Barnes - In my opinion, basic ideas have no intrinsic length. The TREATMENT of an idea has an intrinsic length. The Civil War can be treated in a one-page story, on in a library of books. It all depends on the skill and intent of the writer. (Added: 3-May-2007 Hits: 174 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

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