Every story that one writes, involves some sort of conflict between two entities. Whenever you write a story, when you come up with your plot, do you often ask yourself, “Is something happening here?” This question is closely linked to the following statement: you need to have in mind a type of conflict, which will form the basis of your whole story. Once you put your … [Read more...] about 5 Different Types of Conflicts in Fiction Writing
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5 Tips for Writing a Novella
A novella is a work of fiction that falls in between a short story and a novel in length. That amounts to about 50 to 100 printed pages. So, are you interested in writing such a story, just to get a feel of how it is to write a novel, or to get some practice maybe? Are you brainstorming for your latest novella, but are facing a block? Here are 5 tips for writing a novella to … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing a Novella
How to Write Better Young Adult Fiction
Young adult fiction, sometimes called “YA fiction” has suddenly risen to fame over the last decade. YA fiction, which are books aimed primarily at teenagers as the audience, can be often tricky to write if you’re an adult yourself. Are you facing similar problems in writing a story for young adults? Do you want to know the secrets that will make your YA fiction better than … [Read more...] about How to Write Better Young Adult Fiction
How to Write Fiction
Your fingers work furiously over a set of keys. Words form into phrases, phrases into sentences, and sentences into paragraphs. Inspiration has streaked your creative juices and spilt them out on your laptop screen. Eventually, the fingers slow their pace, paragraphs slow down to sentences to phrases and trickles stop to a few, final words. You lean back into the chair, … [Read more...] about How to Write Fiction