The structure of a novel can add to the reader's pleasure or diminish it. Learn how to structure a chapter and make individual story units strong.
How to write a novel is a legitimate question. It can be a scary and overwhelming concept. Novels go unfinished all the time, and writers everywhere get frustrated and discouraged.
An exciting twist on more common story structures, the Four Act Structure is one you'll definitely want in your novel writing toolkit.
If you're about to begin to write an urban fantasy book, be sure to take a look at these 15 urban fantasy clichés to avoid in your story.
Step-by-step guide on how to write a fantasy novel, along with expert tips. From outlining your story to starting your fantasy novel.
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Character archetypes share core truths about people's personalities, goals, fears and weaknesses. Learn how to use them well in your own fiction.
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…
Common types of fantasy character such as the hero, the mentor, the helper and the power-hungry villain are popular in the genre. Learn more.
Explore the captivating world of fantasy book reviews, writing tips, and Bookstagram advice on our blog. Join L.T. Ellis on a journey through enchanted realms, where imagination knows no bounds. Discover hidden gems, sharpen your writing skills, and create stunning bookish content with L.T. Ellis Blog Posts.
Fiction is full of jealous, cruel and otherwise flawed characters. This character flaw list explores common personality weaknesses. Use it for inspiration.
We just made this little infographic to visualize the breakdown of using our novel writing roadmap to write a novel in one year.
Creating a scene list changed my novel-writing life, and doing the same will change yours too. Includes examples of the scene lists from famous authors.
Have you ever had the vibes of your story figured out but no plot? This post gives you an easy process to find out what actually happens in yor novel
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Download this A4 Printable writing aid - words that describe someone's voice I'm learning to write. Well, I should start that again. I'm learning to write a novel, and write it well. I found that I wa
Let's create characters, and weave plots, and imagine new worlds. Let's pull words from our pens and pour our hearts into the page. Let's tell our stories. Let's write some novels.
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month—write a 50K word novel during November) starts today, and while I plan to continue blogging throughout NaNo, I wanted to make sure I gave you something good to keep you happy during my crazy month. *smile* Of course, whether or not you’d define today’s post as anything good might depend […]
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How to write a book in 30 days? Is it really impossible? A feat on par with slaying a dragon? Maybe so, but writers engage in this adventure every single year
If you’re not sure how to start writing after you get a story idea, you’re probably here looking for answers rather than questions. Yet asking the right plot questions will help you develop a single idea into a complete story. Every element of a story, whether it’s a character, a setting or just a certain […]
This character questionnaire helps you think differently and create memorable characters for your stories with 150+ character questions.
Get a first look at Angeline Boulley's debut genre-bending YA thriller 'Firekeeper's Daughter.'
I am ready for our summer trip to PEI. I’ve got my packing list, my annotated maps and guides, my camera gear and sunscreen. What else do you really need for an awesome, epic beach vacation? Reading material, of course!
In his 1919 manual for screenwriters, Ten Million Photoplay Plots, Wycliff Aber Hill provided this taxonomy of possible types of dramatic "situations," ...
Did you know a full understanding of the Key Event, its role in story structure, and its timing will help you write stronger First Plot Points?
So today I want to talk about dealing with a massive cast of character. I am talking about main and secondary characters (not the odd village baker passing through a random scene never to be heard…
