Reading Time: 6 minutes Except for a select few, writing takes heaps of work. Effort upon effort. So when writing a scene turns to a sinking quagmire in your brain, it’s time to take a breath. Writers all experience the rush of a story writing itself…until it doesn’t. How you navigate losing steam when stuck in a scene can … Read More
Monthly Archives: April 2020
How One Magic Moment can Transform the Middle of Your Novel
Reading Time: 6 minutes If you feel you’ve hit a wall in your writing, chances are you’ve been stopped somewhere in the middle of your epic tale. You’ve likely already written a few lovely introductory chapters, you have a pretty solid idea for the ending, but you just can’t get through those mysterious middle chapters filled with countless instances … Read More
9 Tips for Writing a Killer First Sentence
Reading Time: 6 minutes Ever given a book the ‘first sentence test’? No? It’s simple. Open a book and read the first sentence but not another word. Was it interesting? Did it make you want to read more? Did it sound cliché? However important you think your first sentence is, it’s even more important than that. It sets the … Read More