What’s She Thinking? How to Use Inner Dialogue…
Inner dialogue. Internal thought. Interior monologue. Internal speech. Whatever you call it, this internal thought process is as important as regular dialogue, character arc, and narrative arc in...
View ArticleWhat are Word Classes?
Word classes are parts of speech. They’re the building blocks that form every sentence ever uttered. They are categorized by the role they play in your sentences.Everyone agrees on the following four...
View ArticleWrite What You Know? Think Bigger
When I decided I wanted to be a writer, the idea of “Write what you know” made me feel like a whole realm of literary possibility was off-limits to me. And yet, my own breadth of experience felt too...
View ArticleTriumphing at NaNoWriMo: How to Be Your Most Productive
Write first. Proofread in December.It’s all about getting the words down on the page (or the computer screen). We published an article a couple of months ago about ilys, an online platform that only...
View ArticleSix Tried and Tested Methods for Writing a Novel
In this post, Kathy Edens introduces us to six of the most popular novel-writing methods out there: 1) The Snowflake Method, 2) The 30-Day Method, 3) The 5-Step Method, 4) The Write From The Middle...
View ArticleWhat's the Difference Between Narrative and Exposition?
Sometimes, narrative and exposition are used synonymously to explain parts of a novel that “narrate” information for the reader. They are, in fact, different devices used to give the reader...
View ArticleFuture Perfect? Past Continuous? What are All the Verb Tenses?
Much like the specters Scrooge faced in A Christmas Carol, writers face 3 different verb tenses when constructing sentences: Past, Present, and Future.Just like the Ghost of Christmas Past, a past...
View ArticleFour Writing Myths and Why They Suck the Ink out of Writers
Writing myths have been around as long as we’ve been writing—“real writers don’t get writer’s block”, “the tools maketh the story”, “writing is solitary”, and on and on—and they’re so common we often...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
Danny Mancini is part of the team at Penguin Random House The Writers’ Academy. They excel at helping aspiring writers to hone their craft and sharpen up their writing technique. Whether you've been...
View ArticleHyphen, En Dash & Em Dash: Do You Know the Difference?
Are you aware of these three little lines and how they’re used in punctuation?-Hyphen⎻En Dash—Em DashLet’s talk a little more about each.
View ArticleNew E-book: The Novel-Writing Training Plan
So you are ready to write your novel. Excellent. Are you prepared? The last thing you want when you sit down to write your first draft is to lose momentum. Have you figured out the key traits of your...
View ArticleTop Resources for Writers to Boost Creativity
Writing narrative essays, short stories and other creative texts is a meandering path. Creative writing skills do not appear out of nowhere, they require determination and effort. To master them, you...
View ArticleInfographic: 13 Grammar Mistakes Beautiful People Don't Make
With social media and messaging apps being used daily, grammar and writing skills have taken a back seat.These errors are transferring into resumes, emails, articles and anything you could possibly...
View ArticleHow to Seamlessly Shift Between POV Characters
Very occasionally some exceptional writers can get away with shifting Point of View (POV) between two characters within the same sentence. Most of us, however, should avoid this kind of...
View Article4 Important Ways to Get Ready for NaNoWriMo
Are you ready for NaNoWriMo?It’s the question most asked this time of year, right before National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) that takes over the month of November every year.If this is your first...
View ArticleHow to Punctuate and Format Inner Dialogue
Inner dialogue is an excellent way to give your readers a peek inside the heart and mind of your characters. Readers can’t get this depth of character strictly from the actions you include in your...
View ArticleTriumphing at NaNoWriMo: 4 Important Ways to Get Ready for NaNoWriMo
f this is your first time doing NaNoWriMo, don’t stress out too much about it. It’s a huge learning process where you’ll discover what’s most important for you to be able to produce content on a...
View ArticleWhen to Underline & When to Use Italics
To italicize or underline. That is the question. How do you handle the titles of magazines, books, newspapers, academic journals, films, television shows, long poems, plays, operas, works of art like...
View ArticleCan Distractions Actually Boost a Writer's Productivity?
As a writer, you may dream of a day where you can sit down at your desk and simply write, with no distractions. Instead, you have to deal with phone calls and emails, and people coming over to talk to...
View ArticleWant to be a beta tester for ProWritingAid’s new online editor?
We have been working away on this new tool for months now and we are excited to share it with you.Please put it through the wringer. We want to know every glitch you encounter, every link that doesn’t...
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