
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,…

11 Ideas to Write Yourself Away From the Cliff’s Edge
When you’ve written tension into your novel so well, you don’t even know what is going to happen next, how do you write yourself out of that corner? Here are 11 tips to get you writing again.

Create Tension in your novel 8 ways
When I was writing my first middle grade novel, I provided a myriad of helpful objects to help my main character achieve his end goal….

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.

Dealing with Rejection: How to fall and hop right back up
Dealing with rejections: 5 ways to pick yourself up off of the ice.

3 Tips to Handle Critiques and Rejections (+ How to Benefit From Them)
Learn how to handle critiques and rejections with the elegance and decorum of a three-headed dog. I wish I could tell you that the writing…

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…