Character by any other name: Subverting character archetypes
Over the last few months, I’ve been watching a lot of anime. And by a lot, I mean hours and hours as I pre-screen shows for my...
"He said what!?" - Getting the most out of your dialogue
Have you ever listened to a real life conversation and then tried to transcribe it into your story only to realize it doesn’t work?...
I finished my first draft, now what?
You’ve slaved away over it. Bled and cried words on to the blank page. Finally, after months, years, weeks, you’ve typed those glorious...
Onomatopoeia and Other Fun Writing Tools
We’ve all seen the advice. Avoid alliteration. Don’t use onomatopoeia (Don’t worry. If you don’t know what that is, I’ll explain later.)...
Dive beneath the words ... An exploration of subtext
Subtext is a tricky beast to tame, but once you’ve mastered it, a whole new world of nuance opens up. Subtext is the meaning behind the...
Whose head am I in anyway?
Point of view is probably one of the trickiest and most vital choices a writer makes for any story. It determines how the reader will...
