Fiction

Backstory is the accumulation of all the small details of the characters’ earlier lives. It encompasses everything that has happened to them before the start of the novel. It explains who they are and which events led them to become that person at the moment when the readers meet them. Think of it as the story that happened before the story you’re writing takes place. But, … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing a Meaningful Backstory

Good mystery novels have the same general characteristics of every type of a good novel: fleshed out characters that captivate your mind long after reading about them and an unpredictable and exciting plot, executed through an exceeding amount of showing instead of telling. However, they are special in several ways. The plot is based around a crime, most often murder. The … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing Mysteries

Fiction, in any shape or form, takes the readers, or the audience, on a journey, where they want to experience everything that the characters are going through. The reader wants to be touched, moved, and influenced by the content. As writers, we strive to make the journey feel as real as possible to the reader. One of the methods to achieve this is creating an emotional impact … [Read more...] about How to Create an Emotional Impact in Your Writing

There are several writing mistakes that weaken a story and cause the writer to be labelled as a beginner. It’s true that we all have to begin somewhere. However, we need to give our stories the best possible chance, especially when they’ll we competing with novels and stories by experienced writers who have been writing for years and have many published works on their shelves. … [Read more...] about 5 Fiction Writing Blunders Every Author Should Watch Out For

Nobody ever said writing a story is easy work. However, for seasoned writers, the process itself is smooth once they get a story going. It’s common for authors to say that stories have a tendency to write themselves. The real difficulty for these people is structuring the beginning. They could spend days, even weeks and months, staring at a blank document, not knowing how to … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Structure the Beginning of Your Story