Exercises

Here’s How To Vary Your Sentence Structure - An author considers their fridge, on which the magnets spell out the same type of sentence over and over.
Writing
Rebecca Langley

Here’s How To Vary Your Sentence Structure

One of the most common issues in longer prose is a lack of variety in sentence structure. It can strike anyone, because it’s not a lack of sophistication, but rather the pull of (otherwise admirable) efficiency of language. Unfortunately, when an author’s tendency towards efficiency collides with a reader’s desire for novelty, there’s a breakdown

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NaNoWriMo Week 3: How To Get Over The Hump (And More) - A young, adult author works at a desk.
Writing
Robert Wood

NaNoWriMo Week 3: How To Get Over The Hump (And More)

Hello authors, and welcome to the third article in our month-long National Novel Writing Month coverage. If you’re still with us, you’re doing great – yes, even if you’re lagging behind a little. This week, we’ll be looking at how to avoid being dispirited at the halfway point, as well as antagonists, changes in tone,

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NaNoWriMo Week 2: How To Flesh Out Your Characters And Structure - A teen holds up a number of completed pages.
Writing
Robert Wood

NaNoWriMo Week 2: How To Flesh Out Your Characters and Structure

Hello authors, and welcome to the second article of our month-long National Novel Writing Month coverage (you can find our NaNoWriMo Week 1 primer here). This week, we’ll be looking at the basics of character development, world building, and structure, providing a basic skeleton for this early draft of your narrative. As before, keep in

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Does Your First Line Really Matter? - An author reads their first page, imagining a dark and stormy night, and looks unsatisfied.
Writing
Rebecca Langley

Does Your First Line Really Matter?

Ever spend a day’s worth of writing time on your first line? If so, you’re not alone; many authors believe their story will live or die on the strength of their first line. They’re not completely wrong – your opening does matter – but it’s not the all-or-nothing affair many people imagine. Not only that,

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