Quick Writing Tips For Writers (#9 – Make Analogies Relevant)
We’ve all read a story that just feels right. You start scanning the words and something about them flows so well that you feel weightless,…
3 Questions Writers Need to Ask When They Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen Next
Ever find yourself stuck in the book you’re writing and not knowing what’s going to happen next? Some call this writer’s block. Others call it…
Quick Writing Tips (#8 – Watch Your Adjectives)
Improve Writing through proper adjective use Thanks for joining us today for Tips to Improve Writing (#8 – Watch your Adjectives). You may be wondering…
How to Be Specific in Your Writing: 2 Reasons Why + Examples
You know how sometimes people write stuff and it just doesn’t really, you know, sit right? There’s just something off, unquantifiable but everpresent? Perhaps it’s…
Quick Writing Tips (#7 – Tighten Sentences)
If you’ve landed here at Vanilla Grass for the first time, this post is part of a bi-weekly series, and this week’s Tips to Improve Writing…
How to Write a Chapter – a Checklist for novels
Why do I need a How to Write a Chapter Checklist? Recently I started plotting another story and although I’ve written close to a dozen…
Quick Writing Tips (#6 – Don’t Start with Dialogue)
Tip #6 to Improve your Writing: Don’t Start with Dialogue I know I’ll get backlash for including Tips to Improve Writing (#6 – Don’t Start…
9 Things You Need to Know if You Love a Writer
Do you know a writer? What about someone who wants to be a writer? If this bit of a downer article by the New York…
How to Create Effective Writing Goals – Guest Post
Thanks for stopping by. Today we’re thrilled to showcase this guest post from the lovely writing sherpa Janelle Youngstrom on Creating Effective Writing Goals. Do…
Illustrators: 3 Things Every Graphic Novelist Needs to Know (+ Examples!)
Graphic novels! They’re all the rage right now and for good reason. They usually involve tales of plucky heroes, a gang of friends, and amazing…