Category: Writing Tips

Active and Passive Scenes and How to Use Them

Ever wonder how to bring attention to certain scenes you want to emphasize? It’s not so hard if you grasp the usage of active and passive scenes, as outlined in my latest article.

Show, Don't Tell in Writing: How to Use Active and Passive Scenes to Show or Tell

Stories Your Characters Tell

You’ve created a deep and complex fantasy world. You ache to tell a story within it, but find that there’s so much your reader can’t appreciate until you go to great length to explain how your world works. Length exposition isn’t much fun to read or write, but there’s a way to add color and depth to your fantasy world without long, droning paragraphs. Read about it in my blog this week on the Write Practice:

How to Write Lore That Will Deepen Your Fantasy World

Giving Your Character Life

Do you suffer from flat-character syndrome, despite having designed the perfect, vibrant character in your head? My article this week addresses how to change a flat character into an interesting character that captures the readers with two simple steps:

2 Steps to Fix Flat Characters

Zingers and Effective Dialog

Ever wonder how to make your dialog sound intense and your characters sound clever? It’s much easier than you think! Find out the simple, easy-to-use tips for effective dialog at my latest post at The Write Practice:

How to Use Snappy Zingers to Write Effective Dialogue

Vivid Writing with Verbs

Have you ever wondered how to easily bring to flat scene to life? The key is to use verbs! Everything can be a character – a tree, a flower, a car, everything, if you just know how to use verbs. Click below to learn this very handy and useful trick through my very first article at the The Write Practice:

How to Use Vivid Verbs to Bring Your Scenes to Life

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