Story Structure: The Ultimate Guide (With Graphs!)
Vanilla Grass’s ultimate writing resource on story plot structure. Story Structure If you’ve just begun to dip your toe into the world of creative writing,…
Time Management: Calendaring for the Busy Writer
The biggest benefit of calendaring is the ability to see, at a glance, how busy you are and where you have writing time.
Change the Way You See Goals
Six ways to change how you see goal setting.
How to Write a Romance: #7 The Empowerment Trope
How to Write a Romance: Empowerment Romance Trope. Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Popular romance trope:…
How to Write a Romance: #6 Slow Burn Romance Trope
How to Write a Romance: The Slow Burn Romance Trope. Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Popular…
How to Write Romance: #5 Second Chance at Love Trope
How to Write a Romance: The Second Chance at Love Romance Trope. Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s…
How to Write Romance: #4 Soulmate or Fated Lovers Trope
How to Write a Romance: The Soulmate or Fated Lovers Romance Trope. Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s…
How to Write a Romance: #3 Friends to Lovers Trope
Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? The popular friends to lovers trope. Carolyn is a successful ghostwriter…
How to Write a Romance Series: 47 Most Popular Romance Genres & 29 Romance Tropes
Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Romance Genres & Sub-Genres and Romance Tropes. Carolyn is a successful…
How to Write a Romance Novel Series – #1 Romance Steam Levels
Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Understanding Romance Steam Levels. Carolyn is a successful ghostwriter for published…
Quick Writing Tips (#11 – Don’t Start With Backstory)
“Don’t start with backstory! Your readers will lose interest before you’ve even begun,” is arguably the most common feedback I hear for first chapters. And…