Fiction

Hatshepsut was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh; she was crowned regent of Egypt because her half-brother, Tuthmose III, was too young to rule. To assert her power, Hatshepsut often dressed as...

The story-writing process is one that varies greatly from writer to writer, not only in the way the writing process is approached but in the content of the story itself. No one can tell you what...

More people finish their books when they've been planned out already. Although writing "seat-of-the-pants" is fun and equally viable, there are many benefits to be had by planning,...

People tell stories all the time. The trick to writing a story from someone else's point of view is to look out at the world through their eyes. Everything they see, smell, hear, touch, and/or...

The first sentence of a book is the one that grabs the attention of your reader, a potential literary agent or publisher. A strong opening sentence to your novel may convince people browsing in...

Now here's where the real work at writing a novel comes in. Today, you start writing.

Writing a fiction book is one of the most challenging things a person can do. Even those with great creative talent must work very hard to craft a fiction book. You will need to do a lot of...

Here is an efficient, useful and easy guide to help you make revisions to your short story

Writing always involves a lot of preparation and this is especially true for fantasy stories. Even the simplest fantasy short story depends on a well thought out world. If you take the time to do...

Although fantasy novels often make relaxing, easy reading, writing them is a different thing altogether. Writing a good fantasy novel requires deliberate and careful planning, persistence and...

Today, I'm going to teach you how to write a dark vampire novel. Now everyone should know that vampires don't exist, right? Well suppose they do exist, in modern time. How do you write a vampire?...

Every November writers across the country pick up their pens or plug in their laptops and prepare to write a novel in a month. The annual NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) has grown to...