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Great dialogue isn’t about repeating or explaining the last line — it’s about friction. This writing tip will help you sharpen dialogue so it sparks instead of stalls. From Joyvity™ — tools, insights, and creative spark for your writing journey. Visit my blog for more writing tips, as well as books, gift ideas & functional decor to inspire you.

Strong stories aren’t built from random scenes — they’re built from consequences. This writing tip will help you craft stories where each moment changes what happens next, creating momentum, tension, and emotional investment. Perfect for novelists, short story writers, and screenwriters. From Joyvity™ — tools, insight, and creative spark for your writing journey. Visit my blog for gifts, books & functional decor to inspire your space and stories.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader-not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. #writing #writer #iwrite #writinginspiration #writerslife

When I struggled to identify what made for a meaningful Good vs. Evil theme, I turned to The Dark Knight to deconstruct how Batman delivered his complex brand of ethics. Now we are going to use what we learned as a framework for analyzing the same theme in Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, Twilight, and The Hunger Games.

#3 in non-fiction. The first book is done at 200 parts and thanks to you it was pretty successful so I decided to go for another part to continue with the random tips, quotes and advices. hopefully, this will reach more and more writers and help many aspiring authors to improve their writing skills. ENJOY :)) **I DO NOT OWN THE COPYRIGHT TO THE MATERIALS PUBLISHED IN THIS BOOK. A big THANK YOU to @martaxSofia for making the pretty covers for the books. :)

Swap out overused words like great, good, amazing, and hard for some options with a little more oomph. (Click through to the blog to get 7 more words that aren't doing your writing any favors.) #copywriting #writingtips #writebetter #businesswriting

Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately. School and medical stuff has kept me busy. I had to do a post though for Terry Pratchett, who just died. He brought a lot of wonderful books to the w…

When I speak to first-time authors, many times their biggest fear about getting their book written and published is that they’re not “good enough” to write one in the first...

How to Create an Epic Character for your novel: this infographic lays out nine foundation blocks to help you get to know your character on an entirely new level. Make sure to check out the workbook by clicking the pin if you want to delve into your character development in more detail! // Something Delicious

By Eric Ralph When people hear that I wrote a novel and published it, they often say that they would like to write a novel someday too. This infographic is for those aspiring novelists out there.

Learn 7 smart reasons to kill off characters—and 3 that could sabotage your story. Make character death meaningful and powerful.

Learn how to write a scene and nail scene structure. Learn how to begin and end scenes and how to organize scenes and sequels.

Very, very, VERY important to know about your character!!!