Guest Post Archives - Writers Write

How To Create Quality Content On A Deadline

Posted on 18th September 2017

Fast Content Creation How can you create quality content in very little time? Years of experience helps. Or you can warp the time-space matrix and use my workflow! Parkinson's law states that ‘Work expands to fill the time available for its completion’. And boy was…

Character Arcs & Creating Interesting New Characters In The Middle Of Your Story

Posted on 15th July 2017

What separates a good character from a great character? It’s all in the way a character is detailed and developed. Well-rounded, believable characters, who have the readers rooting for them, go on to make memorable characters. A story could have many characters, but only a…

Doodle The Door Open: 3 Tips To Stay Creative

Posted on 9th June 2017

We all have a hive of unleashed creative energy locked in our skulls. It’s mostly intangible, hidden away behind an impenetrable, concrete block of a door. This door is connected to the mother of all hydraulic, digit-decapitating door hinges. It’s programmed to be closed and…

Which Country Reads The Most?

Posted on 28th May 2017

A Guide to Global Reading Habits "People read books not only for knowledge, but also for entertainment and as therapy. Since the printing press was invented in the 15th century, books have intrigued populations worldwide. The best-selling book of all time is Cervantes' Don Quixote, originally published in…

The Pros (& Cons) Of Outlining

Posted on 26th May 2017

Storytelling is a craft. Much of the craft has to do with the structure of the story, the construction of its narrative. The process of planning how the story works is known as outlining. Outlining with index cards that stand for plot events is a…

An Illustrated Look At Creating Dynamic Characters

Posted on 19th May 2017

"There's something wrong with your main characters, and you can't quite put your finger on it. When we struggle with creating a compelling, believable story for our protagonists, it most often boils down to one thing: we haven't fully grasped who they are, and what…

5 Visualisation Techniques To Help You Draft A Book

Posted on 12th May 2017

American writer, Mark Jenkins (The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival and the Soul of Adventure) says: “Maps are essential. Planning a journey without a map is like building a house without drawings.” Writing is like a journey. Whether it’s for academic purposes, business reasons or…

How Writers And Bloggers Can Use Vector Graphics

Posted on 1st May 2017

The success of every blog depends not only on great content and copywriting, but also on graphics and visual branding. Books are sold not only thanks to a great plot and a writer’s reputation, but also because the book cover is eye-catching enough to tell…

Refiloe Moahloli – My Writing Journey – How Many Ways Can You Say Hello?

Posted on 21st April 2017

My Writing Journey by Refiloe Moahloli I was always a bookworm as a child and I have lived entire lives between two pages. At the start of my career in the corporate world, I knew I wanted to end up as an author. The final push…

The 18 Essential Rules Of Journalism

Posted on 17th March 2017

Guest Post The Essential Rules of Journalism serves as your no-BS cheat-sheet to the rules of the playing field. They are, at least in my humble opinion, what makes a good journalist– and good journalism. Writing them down was partially inspired by Captain Beefheart’s Commandments…