How-to guides

Write a Bestselling Thriller
To write thrillers, you have to develop plot ideas in which your hero character…

15 January 2013

Life Works
You are the author of your story, and you play the principal part. Once you…

09 January 2013

How to Write A Romance Novel
Susan Palmquist is a very successful romantic novelist who also writes under the…

12 December 2012

Writing For Children The Essential Guide
Writing for children is a big subject: it encompasses a range of genres and…

12 December 2012

Writing 21st Century Fiction
Donald Maass, a New York literary agent, made an important discovery: nearly all…

12 December 2012

Self Publishing The Essential Guide
If you are thinking of self-publishing then you are faced by a host of…

25 November 2012

A Writers Guide to Characterization
The character arc is an interesting concept. It is the process whereby…

25 November 2012

How to Write Dialogue in Fiction
What are the four characteristics of good dialogue? According to novelist Irving…

25 November 2012

The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing
The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller writing features how-to advice from the two…

13 November 2012

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