Innovative Editing

Let’s start with this statement: Sometimes, plot holes happen. That’s our thesis right there. It’s meant as both a caution to those authors

When was the last time you picked up a book, opened it up and went, “Wow! That’s boring. I want to buy it!” If you’re anything like me, that

Shakespeare once penned that, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” That was in the complicated tale of Romeo and Juliette, during the balcony sce

Once you hit the falling action part of your plot, it’s official: the climactic moment is complete. The darkest moment is over, with your pr

You know the part of a novel where there’s no more build-up. No more teasing. Just raw, unadulterated passion?In an espionage tale, this is

The rising action is the longest and most detailed part of the story 99.9999999 times out of 100. Or more. And once you understand exactly w

There are great story beginnings, and there are uninspiring story beginnings. There are action-packed story beginnings, and there are slow,

Since we’re talking about point of view in fiction today, let’s start out with three different examples of it. They’re all taken from novel

Since today’s topic is dialogue tags – which you may or may not know about – let’s start out with a paragraph of dialogue, which… thanks to

Last year, I had a run-in with a certain computer company that I will never buy anything from again. Before I start out my sad little sob st

Your main character, Maggie, is running along the beach. Her bare feet dance away from the waves that crawl up the slight slopes, content to

To get a good definition of what a secondary character is, think about your favorite book. In my case, that’s really rather difficult to ...

What is an antagonist? To some writers, that’s a stupid, stupid question. Because everyone knows what an antagonist is. It’s the bad guy....

When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far

Despite the blog title above, we’re actually going to cover seven kinds of characters your novel could contain. It’s just that only six of

Do you know what's really important? Being able to write in the first place, which is why we’re talking about how to get over writer’s block

C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows a schoolgirl who discovers an extraordinary wardrobe. Inside its doors, she finds N

Have you ever heard the saying, “And so the plot thickens”? More than likely, you have. It’s a literary cliché from who-knows-what original

In order to give you a decent definition of what a premise is, here’s a little look into my brain. (Just a very little look, mind you, since

When it comes to writing a novel, there’s a whole lot of obvious information you can "learn." What a character is. What setting is. What a p