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Fantasy writing Romance Writing Worldbuilding

The Rise of Romantasy: Love in Enchanted Worlds

Romantasy has taken the book world by storm in recent years with stratospheric sales. This blend of fantasy and romance has an amazing amount of fans.

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Character writing Novel writing tips Point of view Writing exercises

Writing in the voice of a child

We explore how to write in the voice of a child, with examples and some exercises to help you get into the perspective of a child

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Character writing Modern-day novel writing

Interiority in fiction: the glue between inner and outer worlds

Learning how to write interiority, in fiction, as well as in memoir, will deepen readers’ understanding of characters

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Character writing Narration Point of view

Delving into fourth person point of view

While this is an unusual way of telling a story, learning to use fourth person point of view can lead to some intriguing tales

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Point of view Writing Process

A definitive guide to mastering point of view

When you crack open a novel you’re stepping into the shoes of the narrator of the story. And how that story unfolds and immerses you largely depends … Read More

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Modern-day novel writing Story Structure Writing advice Writing craft

End notes: what goes at the back of a book

We have all had the experience of reading a novel, getting to the end and feeling unsatisfied. Something wasn’t right, we expected more, the story was so … Read More

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Character writing Novel writing tips

How to use Jung’s 12 archetypes to shape characters

We explore the 12 Jungian archetypes, seeing how they can be used in writing.

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Character writing Modern-day novel writing Writing advice

Exploring the depths of villainy

There is an art to writing villainous characters. We look at different types of these characters with examples from books, TV and film

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Story Structure Writing advice Writing craft Writing tools

Impact of introductions, prologues, prefaces and forewords

Using powerful literary tools such as introductions, prologues, prefaces and forewords and can be impactful. Read on for definitions and examples of these

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