craft of writing

Learning to become a better writer is more than just reading writing tips on Pinterest. Here you can find all the posts about the craft of writing.

How to do research for your historical fiction novel

Historical fiction has a fantastic way of transporting the reader into the past. But how can you as the writer do the same? How can you make your story’s historical setting feel real? When you’re writing historical fiction, you need to balance historical accuracy with a compelling story. No matter how realistic your setting is,

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How to craft a story with story structure – the easy way

Many new writers resist the idea of story structure, but when they finally learn about it, they realise it actually solves most of their problems with plotting their stories. I was one of those writers once. While many people have an innate sense of basic novel structure simply because they’ve been exposed to it their

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My methods of outlining that make writing your book a breeze

There are different methods of outlining a novel and no method is more correct than the other. I’m well aware that not every writer likes to outline their story beforehand, but I firmly believe that outlining your book is the best way to avoid writer’s block and unnecessary rewrites. The way I like to outline

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Easy ways to start writing a book when you’re a total beginner writer (Part 1)

If you want to write a book with no experience in writing fiction, this post shows you where to start. If you already have some experience in writing stories, you can jump straight to part 2: Writing a book for the first time. Although I’ve been writing stories for as long as I’ve been able

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