Reading Time: 6 minutes Audiences celebrate artists whose works spring to life. But giving ‘life’ to inanimate objects requires immense skill and attention. In a writer’s case, it’s words on a page. But how can life spring from little lines of ink? Here’s 11 ways to bring your characters off the page to lodge themselves in a reader’s imagination. … Read More
Monthly Archives: August 2020
6 Tips to Get Readers Emotionally Invested in Your Book
Reading Time: 6 minutes Writers of all sorts are constantly on a quest to craft a story that encourages readers to invest in their writing. Whether it be a news story, a report, or a novel, writers are always in a battle to gain and maintain a reader’s attention while they present the tale they want to tell. There … Read More
From Passive to Active: How to Jumpstart Your Novel with Active Voice
Reading Time: 5 minutes Passive voice. If you write, chances are you’ve used it or been plagued by it. While it may up your word count when writing a tedious essay, too much passive voice can suck the action out of your writing and lead to repetitive words and phrases. If you’re a little foggy on what passive voice … Read More