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Category: Writing Tips

  • How to Know if You’re a Writer

    Are you thinking about being a writer? Or maybe you’ve been writing for a while, but you still doubt that you’re a writer. How do you even know if you are one?

  • 4 Tips for Writing an Opening Line

    The opening lines of your story are some of the most important. If you don’t hook your reader within the first chapter, chances are that you won’t hook them at all. So we’re going to look at a few things to consider when you’re writing your story’s opening lines.

  • How to Keep Your Story’s Theme Consistent

    Theme is a huge part of story theory. A story’s Theme is what ties everything together—all of the internal and external conflict, all of the symbolism, all of the relationships. But how do you keep a Theme consistent across characters, plot lines, and events?

  • How to Write a Story Premise

    If I were to ask you what your story is about, what would you say? While it seems like a simple questions, a lot of writers actually struggle with this. After all, how do you know how much information to give away? You want to hook readers in, but you don’t want to reveal too…

  • 5 Places to Find Inspiration in Daily Life

    There are many places to find inspiration… all you have to do is look around you. Sometimes, we get so caught up in our normal lives that we forget to actually look for inspiration. We have to stop and allow ourselves to be reminded of the beauty and wealth of creativity that surrounds us.

  • 6 Tips for Beginner Writers

    In this post, I’m going to share a few tips that will help you get started as a writer. Even if you aren’t a beginner, make sure to keep reading because these tips can be useful to anyone.

  • The Secret to Story Conflict

    Do you struggle to provide enough conflict in your stories? Do your scenes sometimes seem a little boring? In this post, I’m going to share a simple tip to help make your scenes more interesting.

  • What Are Plantsers?

    In today’s post, we’ll be talking about plantsers. These are hybrids of the plotters and pantsers, and they’re on a spectrum rather than extremes like the other two. Plantsers usually plot out some things but dive into writing sooner than plotters do. However, they still stick to some kind of outline, differentiating them from pantsers.

  • What Are Pantsers?

    Today, we’re talking about pantsers. A pantser is someone who writes “by the seat of their pants.” In other words, they just start writing and go where the story takes them. Often, pantsers will have a few scenes or story elements in their head, and they connect those dots together as they write.

  • What Are Plotters?

    In case you didn’t read my previous post in the series (or you need a refresher), let’s define today’s post subject. A plotter is someone who outlines—or plots—their story from start to finish before they begin to write it. These are the type of writers who hit all of the plot points and story beats,…