Writing tips and advice
Introducing Your Characters So you’ve got your characters and you are ready to start introducing them. Great! Where do you start? A lot of newer writers can fall into a trap when it comes to making the first introduction of their characters, especially the main character. Starting off your first page with a huge infodump…
Apostrophes – an easy guide to using them properly! Ah, the apostrophe, the bane of many a writer’s life. An elevated comma? Or an important punctuation mark that is chronically misused? It is definitely the second one. Apostrophes are commonly used where they shouldn’t be and not used when they should be. So welcome the…
Pronouns are important, so let’s talk about how to use them properly in all situations. Oh boy, is this a hot topic right now! As I have made it my mission to use language correctly and help other people do the same, I thought I would weigh in on the discussions around pronouns and what…
Don’t let those sneaky ideas get away from you! Anyone who does writing or any other creative pursuit has to deal with this at some point. Sometimes ideas will come to you at the most random moments, and it might not be convenient when it does. I’ve had so many interesting ideas come to me…
