What are minor characters? The definition varies, because one cannot say that minor characters are just placeholders who have no real role in a story or a novel – every character has a purpose important to the plot or to the character’s arc of the protagonist or the other major characters. In that regard, the one definition that comes closest to actually defining minor … [Read more...] about How Not to Write Minor Characters
Writing & Editing
How to Use Setting and World Building to Enrich Your Stories
World building has different effects on different writers and authors. Some writers openly say they have difficulties keeping up with the world, the details and that it was taking too much time – time they could use to write the plot, or work more on characterization. On the other hand, other writers say the opposite, and describe the process of world building as an enjoyable … [Read more...] about How to Use Setting and World Building to Enrich Your Stories
Why Do Most Writers Fail?
Why do most writers fail? Well, consider yourself as a writer for a moment and recollect those times when things were tough. In such instances, it was your limiting beliefs that were holding you back from success, as they do for any writer. Writing is very much a head craft, and like all such skills, it can be very easy for you to feel weighed down by your own limiting … [Read more...] about Why Do Most Writers Fail?
5 Tips to Help You Become a Master Ghostwriter
A lot of writers today choose to be ghostwriters – write for other people without getting their name on the cover of the book, or beneath the headline of the article. Most writers choose to do this because it is a very good way to get income while working on your own books and stories without needing to get a side job to make ends meet. Also, ghostwriters are constantly in … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Help You Become a Master Ghostwriter
A Recipe for Successful Writing
Every writer has a different definition of success. Most writers admit that nothing compares to getting the first fan letter, and some say that success for them is simply writing the first draft of a novel. When it comes to writing, success means different things to different writers. However, that does not dispute the fact that there are writers who are considered successful … [Read more...] about A Recipe for Successful Writing