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The Top Ten Mistakes Beginning Fiction Writers Make
How to avoid the ten most common mistakes in fiction writing.
Nov 22, 2011
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Karen Newcomb
Setting the Stage for Your Story
Every story needs setting. This requires research and planning. Your setting must be able to carry your reader effortlessly into the world you've created.
Nov 22, 2011
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Renee Miller
2012 Short Story Contests and Awards for Writers
A list of writing competitions held throughout the year that offer publication, cash and recognition to short story authors of all experience levels.
Nov 18, 2011
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Margi Desmond
Mystery & Crime Short Story Publishers Offering Pro Payments
Magazines are accepting submissions for mystery/crime short stories and offering pro pay rates to unagented writers of all experience levels.
Nov 17, 2011
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Margi Desmond
Narrative in Fiction Writing
Narrative and exposition are often confused. While exposition is useful, it is often unnecessary. Narrative is vital to the plot.
Nov 17, 2011
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Renee Miller
Exposition in Fiction Writing
When used sparingly exposition can control pacing and it can fill the reader in on important events that affect the characters or the plot.
Nov 17, 2011
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Renee Miller
Want to Write Better? Be More Like Vonnegut
One way to write better stories is to stop trying to sound like an English PhD, and more like yourself.
Nov 16, 2011
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Brian Moll
6 Most Cliched or Overused Mystery or Suspense Plot Ideas
Evil twins, amnesia victims and multiple personalities are examples of overused and overworked plot Ideas that editors have come to dread.
Nov 15, 2011
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Vickie Britton
Cinematic POV: A Tool Best Used Sparingly
Cinematic POV allows the reader to preview a scene before the action begins, but is often better used in small measures.
Nov 13, 2011
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Renee Miller
Understanding Third Person POV
Third person POV enables you to show the story from several characters' viewpoints, without losing intimacy, but these shifts can't occur on a whim.
Nov 13, 2011
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Renee Miller
Tips on Writing First Person POV
First person POV is difficult to write successfully. Writers of this POV must follow a set of guidelines to avoid telling and unreliable narrators.
Nov 13, 2011
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Renee Miller
Omniscient POV: Not an Excuse for Head-Hopping
To master omniscient POV, writers must learn to shift to another character only when necessary, and avoid the dizzying mistake of head-hopping.
Nov 12, 2011
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Renee Miller
Creating Characters and Character Development Habits to Avoid
Creating good characters is more than putting together a face and a name. Consider these ideas as aspects to avoid when developing characters.
Nov 11, 2011
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Michelle Wright
Whose Head are We In: Controlling POV
Point of view (POV) is the perspective from which you tell your story. Think of it as the point of view a camera sees things in a film.
Nov 9, 2011
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Renee Miller
Stop Telling Readers Your Story
New writers are often advised to "show, don't tell" and often this is more confusing than helpful. Understanding what "tell" means can help you avoid it.
Nov 9, 2011
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Renee Miller
Pacing Your Novel
Pace has nothing to do with how the time a reader spends on a scene or how fast she reads. It's about the events (or the lack of them) in your story.
Nov 9, 2011
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Renee Miller
Epilogues: Useful or Unnecessary
Epilogues can be a powerful tool in fiction writing, but when used to cover flaws in the plot, they can ruin a novel.
Nov 6, 2011
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Renee Miller
Forewords in Fiction Writing
Forewords are typically included in non-fiction books, but they can work as a marketing tool for fiction as well.
Nov 6, 2011
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Renee Miller
Writing Obstacles
This is dedicated to those of you taking on the challenge of National Novel Writing Month and facing some challenges.
Nov 5, 2011
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Yevheniya Shuportyaka
