By Jarrett S. Smith Ruth tried to steady herself as she saw the police car enter their neighbor’s driveway. She turned to her husband. Herb’s gray hair looked as charming as ever. He sat in his usual stupor, watching the news at full volume. It never seemed to matter whether he had his hearing aids […]
Neighbors – A Short Story Read More »
So you want to know how to write a novel but don’t know where to start. You’ve had an idea floating around in your head that you think would make a great book, but you don’t know what to do next. Maybe you have some thoughts that you think could be the next best seller,
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Last week, we started to plan out our story by developing a few tentpole scenes. This week, we’re going to tackle the filling or those little moments of character development that go between these moments. The following writing exercises will help you flesh out those characters you’ve created. In this part, we get to have
Character Development Exercises – Filling In the Cracks Read More »
We finally get to planning out the story, so where do you start? The Beginning and The End of course.
Tips to Creating a Great Story Outline – Plotting a Character Arc with 5 Scenes Read More »
Last week, we came up with a few killer themes to work around. The next thing I like to tackle is creating a character that readers will love. Creating a character of your own can be tough work, but if you keep in mind what your theme is, creating a likable character can be much
Complete Guide to Creating a Character That Readers Will Love – A Study of Han Solo Read More »
A log line can help you focus your writing. If you’re prepping for #NaNoWriMo check here to see what a log line is, and post yours for feedback.
Developing a Killer Theme Read More »
If you missed the writing prompt from this week, it’s not too late to jump in. I’m going to try to provide a prompt, you can write you own story and post it here! If there’s enough interest, I’ll try to post some of the stories on the site the next week. This week’s prompt
A Haunted House – A Spooky Short Story Read More »
In the spirit of Halloween and trying to get more traffic to the site, I have decided to host a Halloween Short Story Prompt! I will post the prompt on Tuesday and try to write on the prompt myself to post on Friday if you’re interested. I encourage you to write along with me. Once
Fun and Spooky Short Story Prompt: Halloween Haunted House Story Read More »
Letty has found her target but instead of getting what she needs, she tries to flip situation.
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