Gary Smailes - Updated: May 11, 2023.
Master the Three-Act Structure with this comprehensive guide for writers. Learn how to craft engaging narratives, develop characters, and maintain pacing.
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Gary Smailes - Updated: May 11, 2023.
Gary Smailes - Updated: May 02, 2023.
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Discover how to master the Hero's Journey, a powerful narrative framework, with our comprehensive guide on its stages, archetypes, and applications in storytelling.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Apr 04, 2023.
Master the second-person viewpoint with this comprehensive guide. Learn when to use it, its challenges, tips for success, notable examples, and applicability across genres.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Mar 15, 2023.
Discover the power of novel tropes in crafting compelling stories. Explore character, plot, setting, theme, and genre
Gary Smailes - Updated: Mar 08, 2023.
Mastering Point of View in Writing: A Comprehensive Guide" is an extensive and detailed article exploring the importance of point of view in storytelling. Learn about different types of point of view, how to choose the right one, and common mistakes to avoid.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Mar 06, 2023.
Looking for inspiration to write your next novel or short story? Check out our comprehensive guide to fiction writing prompts! Discover the benefits, types, and examples of prompts, and learn how to use them effectively in your writing practice.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Jan 03, 2023.
In this article, you will discover a set of techniques that will allow you to bring cohesion and a meaningful narrative arc to the structure of your novel. I will explain how to use the Five-Act structure to organize your writing as well as go into depth about the Three-Act structure. Allowing you to avoid producing confusing, and emotionally disappointing story narratives.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Feb 06, 2023.
Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method is one of the most respected methodologies for planning and writing a novel. If you want to write a better novel, you need to stop making it up as you go along and start applying a purposeful methodology to your process and the Snowflake Method is a great starting point.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Apr 03, 2023.
In this article, you’ll discover what constitutes a good short story, whilst learning the techniques you need to create a remarkable story.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Nov 23, 2022.
If you have ever thought about writing a book, but don’t know where to start, then this article is for you. You’ll discover the three critical elements of writing; you’ll find why knowing who will read your book is essential, and you’ll learn that why ‘just starting’ is the best approach.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Feb 09, 2023.
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Writing and formatting dialogue can be difficult for even the most experienced writer. The rules to formatting speech can often seem confusing and contradictory.
In this article, you’ll discover the best practice for formatting dialogue. You’ll learn simple rules that will allow you to writing dialogue like a pro and you’ll come away with an understanding that will allow you to write with freedom.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Apr 19, 2022.
In this article, I will set out to explain why so many famous authors (Stephen King being perhaps the most vocal) warn other authors against the use of adverbs. In fact, King’s hatred of adverbs is so intense that he’s been quoted as saying, “Adverbs are evil.”
Gary Smailes - Updated: Apr 19, 2022.
For some, show, don’t tell has become a cliché with little value, but as a professional editor, I’d insist that showing, not telling is the most powerful tool a writer can use. Utilizing this one technique will make you a better writer overnight. Afterall, clichés are clichés for a reason and there’s a strong element of wisdom behind the well-worn phrase.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Nov 21, 2022.
Learn how to write internal and external dialouge and become a better writer.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Nov 07, 2022.
In this article, you'll discover the basics of how to create realistic worlds that your readers will love.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Nov 15, 2022.
In this article, you'll discover how to use show, don't tell technique to write better character descriptions.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Feb 03, 2023.
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If you follow the techniques outlined in this article, you will be able to write more effective and revealing dialogue for your novels. The techniques will allow you to avoid writing one-dimensional characters that fail to grasp the reader's interest and imagination.
Gary Smailes - Updated: Feb 13, 2023.
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Writing in first person viewpoint can be rewarding but difficult. This article provides detailed guidance for serious writer.