Tips to Improve Your Writing (#3 – Using Dialogue Tags)
Tip #3 to Improve your Writing: Use Dialogue Tags that Make Your Writing Flow Dialogue tags can make or break a writer. Done well, they…
Tip #2 to Improve Your Writing (When to Use Adverbs)
Improve your Writing: Learn When to Use Adverbs Adverbs modify verbs and usually end in “ly.” For example, if you intently read Tip #2 to…
Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing (#1 – Punctuation Abuse)
Are you ready to read the first tip in our Tips to Improve Your Writing Series? I hope so. But first, you should understand something….
Villains: The #1 Way to Write a Dastardly Villain Your Readers Will Love to Hate
Ever read books with villains who left you deliciously unsettled by the end? Or have you ever watched a show and sat on your couch…
4 Corners Opposition Technique: How to Create Memorable Character Dynamics & a Powerful Theme For Your Book
The 4 Corners Opposition Technique can help writers create complex characters, meaningful character dynamics, and a solid theme in any novel.
Why You Need Alpha AND Beta Readers
Writers need Critiques Have you ever poured your heart and soul into a chapter or an entire manuscript and have someone rip it to shreds?…
Basic Story Plots For Writing Books: The Simple 7 That Sell Best (+2 Extra!)
Have you ever heard of the 9 basic story plots of literature? I can guarantee you have, you may just not know it. That’s because…
How to Start A Book So Readers Will Turn the Page (5 Tips + a Worksheet!)
The five questions to help you write a book
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,…