The Definitive Guide to Creative Writing Success
First things first: POV means Point of View. It’s a fiction writing element, and it matters in your novel.
The obvious questions are: why and how?
Answer: because it’s an important thing to consider when writing narrative and it can make your story better by determining its voice.
In the world of fiction writing, there are many things to explore. Subplots, conflict, POV, characters, you name it. But have you heard of narrative and dialogue? If you’ve got a story, you’ve got to narrate it. If you’ve got a set of characters, they have to converse, i.e., talk. Talking in fiction writing is [...] Click to continue reading »
Plots are limited, and that’s a fact. If you think you can make up a unique plot all by yourself, think again. I’m not saying that it isn’t possible – maybe you can do it — but it’s as difficult as climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen. Why is this so? Because there have been writers [...] Click to continue reading »
Started out at creative writing but have no idea what to do next? Don’t worry; it’s very simple to improve your creative writing and grow it to the next level. Everyone has some tips and tricks in his/her sleeve; some work and some don’t. In this post, you will learn: 1. Why reading up on [...] Click to continue reading »
Which is one of the most popular forms of creative writing? You guessed it: fiction writing. Novels are written every month and every year. The vast majority don’t see the light of day (a fancy expression meaning getting published). Some do. Some become bestsellers. Some don’t even sell a few copies. Why? What makes the [...] Click to continue reading »
You’ve gone to the next step: you now know what creative writing is. You’d like to get started in it. The inevitable question is… how? For reference, look at Daily Writing Tips’ awesome article Creative Writing 101. There are quite a few steps given there. I will be adding my own touches to them. So, [...] Click to continue reading »
What is creative writing? Is there a correct definition anywhere? That is what I hoped to find when I Googled the term “creative writing” a while back. But the answers were disappointing for me as a pure beginner, and puzzling. Here’s what is written as a definition for creative writing in Wikipedia: “Creative writing is [...] Click to continue reading »
