El reportatge central del setmanari Presència és dedicat avui als ‘Mapes de país‘. De les primeres cartes nàutiques medievals als mapes moderns actuals, la història de la representació visual dels Països Catalans és plena de dades curioses, moltes de les quals es descobreixen en el reportatge elaborat per Irene Casellas i Miquel Riera. Entre la […]
Welcome back to the second part of my trilogy writing series. (You can read part one here if you missed it.) Today we're going to be...
Podríamos pararnos a discutir si la tortilla de patatas nació en Navarra, en la provincia de Badajoz, en Valencia, en varios de esos sitios simultáneamente o en ninguno de ellos. Y podríamos, seguramente, continuar durante horas. Pero pudiendo meternos en
These story structure questions will make plotting your book easy, and they make story structure look as simple as it should be.
To discover what thematic metaphor your plot is offering from amid its characters' entertaining adventures, all you have to do is ask the right questions.
Walk into any book store, and you will find shelves and shelves of fantasy books. But the same clichés run through most of them, and many are so predictable that you only have to read the back cove…
Learn how to write accents and dialects using eye dialect and other elements of character speech. Use these 6 tips to make your fictional world more real.
Professional writers will tell you that it isn’t normally inspiration that keeps them writing every day. It’s discipline. It’s a routine. It’s their schedule. But even if you’ve perfected your writing routine, that doesn’t mean the muse won’t still visit at the strangest times, in the strangest ways, with the strangest web of thoughts for […]
Wondering how to make a good female protagonist? Check out these tips and book recommendations to get an idea of how to craft the perfect character!
As a bilingual person, it is really funny to read books in which a bilingual character is written by an author who only speaks his mother tongue. One of the most common mistakes you see is this kind of conversation: "Hi! How are you?""Tutto bene, thank you""…what?""OH sorry. I get confused sometimes" Sorry to break
For years, I struggled deeply with the dialogue in my stories. I didn’t have a natural knack for writing conversations that felt real and true to character, and I let this weakness deter me from striving to improve. But stories need dialogue, and my own was suffering for a lack of attention. Finall
Want to learn how to write unforeseen events that can turn your novel from a good one into a classic? Read on.
Creating stories involving fantasy religions is fun and for some folks tricky. Religion is a large part of the human experience, and you lose some great story potential if you choose to omit religion from your world. This post is not about the deities themselves. Great stories are about conflict and the darker side of human nature, so with that in mind, let's proceed with some basic design choices, then get into the juicy bits with followers, dogmas, sin, heresy, redemption, and crusades.
I’ve been meaning for a while to do this post, which is kind of a mystery clue generator. If you’re writing a murder mystery, a mystery short story, or even a mystery subplot in any kind of novel, …
Including the Bullseye Method and the Don Draper Principle.
Are you about to embark on the writing of an urban fantasy book? Be sure to check out our beginner’s guide to writing urban fantasy!
Writing a trilogy isn't easy work. If you thought trying to look at one book as a whole and remembering everything that happens in it...
Authors need to start growing an audience right away - but how can you do that if you don't have a book? I'll show you how!
An overview of common misconceptions about horses that come up in fantasy writing, with input from a bona fide rancher / horse trainer.
If you want to write a mystery, here are 5 ways to start a mystery novel.
Las novelas de highlanders están de moda. Lady Monfort de Nessa McDubh lo está petando y el día que nos dijo las regalías de Amazon,
Need some advice on how to write a narrative in second person? This post is for you!
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a terrible flapper because she can’t do the Charleston and looks awful with bobbed hair. She and her near-constant ponytail live in Kansas City with her husband and three kids. You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and sign up for free books on her author website. Once I've written two to three chapters, I have more of a feel for who my characters are and how the story should unfold. This is when I set aside what I've written, open a Word doc, and begin my synopsis. Over the course of my 10 years of writing professionally, I have gone from haaaaaaating synopses to now rejoicing when it's time to write one. I wrote two blog posts about my process for them last year, so I won't repeat that, I'll just link to them: How to Write a Synopsis for Your Novel How to Edit a Synopsis for Your Novel And then Shan wrote a post about how she uses her synopsis as an outline. That's a good one too. As a historical writer, once I see my synopsis, I have an even better idea of what kind of research I may need to do ahead of time. For example, for Within These Lines, I knew a character would be shipping out with the navy and getting taken prisoner, so I needed to research possibilities for that in order to build my timeline correctly. I also knew that my climax surrounded a historical event in the concentration camp, so I spent time researching that as well. More research topics always crop up as I get into the first draft, but the synopsis helps me to take care of a few ahead of time. Lastly, if you write historical or historically-inspired fiction, I have written an ebook that I'm giving away for free to those who are email subscribers! When I decided to write historical fiction, I was lucky enough to have a seasoned historical fiction author as my best friend. I wrote this ebook to help guide those who don't have that advantage! If you're not already signed up to receive my author emails, you can do that here and grab your copy. Happy writing!
13 estructuras argumentales diferentes al "presentación, nudo y desenlace", para jugar con tus historias y sorprender a tus lectores.
In this post, we explain how to describe a panic attack in writing. Read on to learn more!
Are you looking to avoid writing the same thing as everyone else? It's important to be aware of tropes in fantasy so that you know what to avoid.
These story structure questions will make plotting your book easy, and they make story structure look as simple as it should be.
As a writer and a writing coach I meet people all the time who long to make a living writing about their personal experiences.
The writing process can seem daunting if you're just finding out how to start writing a novel. Here are some tips and resources from my own writing process.
Looking for tips on how to write a story in third person limited? Be sure to check out this post!
Worldbuilding Checklist - Check out this helpful worldbuilding checklist that you can use to help get started with plotting a story's world.
Vamos a aprender a describir el físico y el carácter de una persona. Aquí tenéis una serie de materiales y actividades que veremos en clase y que os ayudarán a repasar y a practicar en casa. Primer…
I feel like Haven is one of those shows that I’m the only person who watched it. But I still find it fairly interesting and it definitely has some valuable ...
Learn how to write a fairy tale retelling that's compelling and fresh!
Looking for tips on how to write a story in third person limited? Be sure to check out this post!
¿Estás al comienzo de tu camino como escritor y te preguntarás qué puedes hacer para desarrollar tu escritura? Descúbrelo ahora.
Reckon writing a memorable novel is beyond you? Think again. If one author can do it, so can you. This post shares 5 tips to help you craft a great novel.
Your can have a strong heroine who doesn't wield a sword or know martial arts. Strength comes in many different forms!
Three Things Writers Tend to Get Wrong: Forests, Fainting, and Hunting (Please note that this post has been revised as of 10/12/2015) Forests appear in many fictional and nonfictional novels. If yo…
How do you create names for your fictional people and places? Do you make a unique creation, base it loosely on earth, or try to find some middle ground between the two? How do you mold random names and phrases into some consistent? This is a fakers guide to create fictional languages.
En España hay más de 3.200 pueblos abandonados, según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Más de un 70% están en Galicia, Asturias y Castilla y León. La inmobiliaria Aldeas Abandonadas se dedica a vender pueblos y aldeas abandonadas para luchar contra la despoblación.
