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How To Write The Tragic Love Story – A 10-Step Formula

Posted on 8th February 2019

If you’re a writer with no date this Valentine’s Day or you have an idea for a dark love story brooding in your imagination, carry on reading. When it doesn’t have a happy ever after The anecdote My young friend – let’s call him Wade…

How To Write A Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Posted on 10th April 2018

A great non-fiction book proposal will show that you have thought through your idea, and more importantly, it will show that you know how to turn this idea into a book. Unlike a work of fiction, which must be completed before you send the query,…

5 Ways To Add Love To Popular Genres

Posted on 14th February 2018

With Valentine’s Day upon us, I was thinking about how much we all love to go on date night or movie night on this day. So, just for some lighthearted fun this week, I wanted to have a look at how we could bring a…

6 Myths About Genre That Should Be Shattered

Posted on 16th November 2017

The boundary lines of genre have become a lot more fluid in recent years, especially since the boom of online fiction, self-publishing and independent publishing. However, it is still important to understand the role of genre for the author who wants to establish a brand…

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Has Technology Changed The Way We Write Modern Fiction?

Posted on 28th September 2017

Has technology changed the way we write fiction? Just this weekend, I was reading a novel set in the 80s. The character was making a call on the courtesy phone aboard the Concorde before it took off. ‘Hang on a minute,’ I thought. ‘Sadly, we…

Writing For Children – 12 Practical Tips

Posted on 28th March 2017

If you're writing for children, you will enjoy these 12 practical tips to get you started. When you're writing for children, it's good to know that younger readers most enjoy stories where they identify with the anxieties, fears and desires that fictional characters experience. All…

5 Ways To Write In A Genre And Still Be Original

Posted on 12th October 2016

If you don’t want to write to genre, and if you don’t believe in it, please feel free to stop reading now. There are definite benefits to writing in a specific genre. Readers and publishers like knowing what to expect from a book. But one…

Write Your Novel In A Year – Week 37: Rules Of The Game

Posted on 15th September 2016

Welcome to week 37 of Anthony's series that aims to help you write a novel in a year. Read last week's post here. Goal setting Continue writing the scenes or chapters of your novel. Breaking it down Rude teddy bears and white-collar boxing ‘The first…

World-Building For Every Genre: The Ultimate Setting Checklist

Posted on 13th July 2016

Last week I discussed the importance of setting and what we can learn from sci-fi and fantasy writers about world-building. By following their guidelines, we can strengthen our setting and make our worlds more complete. Here is a checklist to get you started. Below the checklist…

Past Or Present Tense? Which One Will You Use?

Posted on 29th March 2016

Different tenses suit different stories, certain genres, and various authors’ styles. The tense you choose should also suit the personality of your main viewpoint character. The Past And The Present The past tells us what happened: I ached. She loved. You needed. The present shows us…