The first draft of your book is where the ‘writing’ really begins. You can spend years imagining a story – planning out the …
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Can You Really Tell A Compelling Story Without Conflict?
Ask most authors for their advice on storytelling and, sooner or later, they’re likely to get to the subject of conflict. To many …
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What Authors Like You Need To Know About The Use (And Misuse) Of Synecdoche
The term ‘synecdoche’ is unwieldy, even unfriendly, but it describes a useful literary device that you’re probably already using …
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Oxymoron, Tautology, Or Malapropism? What You Need To Know
The English language can do some trippy things if you let it. Take your eye off a sentence and, before you know it, it could …
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