Characterisation
- The C Word Method: Creating character-driven narratives
- Will She or Won’t She? Shaping plot through character decisions
- Getting Into Character: A freaky exercise to discover your characters from the inside out
- Who is Telling This Story? A masterclass in managing Point of View
- Crafting Characters through Setting: Using details to reveal soul
- Creating a Character: Case study on “Douggie”
- Create Complex Characters in 5 Easy Steps
Setting & Scenes
- Setting: More than just the scenery
- The Introvert Party-Goer’s Guide to Writing a Scene
- How to Write a Scene in 6 Easy Steps
- The D Word Method: A guide to darn good description
- Writing Place: Setting the scene for your reader
- The Importance of Grounding Your Reader
Structure & Editing
- Finding Your Voice: What is a writer’s voice and how to find yours
- Writing is Rewriting: The philosophy of the second draft
- Sentence by Sentence, Word by Word: 5 useful tips for cleaning up your prose
- Write Your Synopsis in 7 Easy Steps
- Self-Editing 101: Putting on your critic’s hat
- Finding the Heart of your Story: Go deeper
- How Many Drafts?
- Beware Info Dumps! And how to fix them
- Show Don’t Tell (Mostly): Balancing the golden rule
- The (Not So) Mysterious Midpoint: Holding the center of your story
- Five Functions of Your First Few Pages
- Drowning in Detail: Managing research in your stories
- Start in the Middle: Launching your narrative
- Dangerous Dialogue: How to avoid dialogue disasters
- Do’s and Don’t’s for Writing Good Dialogue
- Superpower Your Second Draft with a Scene List
- Suspense = Hope + Fear
- Stirring the Plot: How to build tension in your stories
- What’s at Stake? Ensuring your reader cares THESE THREE CAN GO EARLIER WITH STRUCTURE
Memoir & Life Writing
- 6 Steps to Shaping Your Memoir
- 5 Ways to Build Narrative Drive in Memoir
- Re-Membering: Structure for recovery and trauma memoirs
- The Benefit of Hindsight: Managing layers of time in life writing
- Putting the “Me” in Memoir
- A Crash Course in Life Writing
- Writing Grief: Navigating the gifts and pain of loss
Short Story Writing
- The “Thing 1 and Thing 2” Method for Short Stories
- Anecdote vs. Story: Understanding the vital difference
- Story Starters: 10 prompts to get the engine running
- What Makes a Winning Story? Insights from a competition judge
- SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT
The Business of Writing
- Before Publication, Write Sentences, Chop Words. After Publication, Write Sentences, Chop Words.
- Prepare to Launch: 6 steps to a successful book launch
- The Mystic, the Businesswoman and Me!
- The Business of Writing: Creating multiple income streams
- The Enemies of Writing: Defeating procrastination, perfectionism, and the inner critic
- The Courage to Create
- Creative Recovery: How to reboot your writing mojo
- Is Writing a Hobby? Valuing your craft
- Writer’s Surgery: Troubleshooting common creative ailments
- Non-Attachment for Writers: 100 uses for misprints
- The Rocky Road to Publication: A reality check
- The 10-Point Plan to Publishing Success
- Perfecting Your Pitch: How to sell your idea