Learn about the motivation-reaction unit, (MRU), a tool from Dwight V. Swain’s Techniques of a Selling Writer, that can make your characters more realistic.
Category: Writing
13 Tips to Create Irresistible Stories with Powerful Pacing
Varying the intensity and speed of your storytelling is a delicate balance between too fast and too slow. Learn how you can control the pacing of your story.
How To Build a Reading Toolkit for Your Writing Toolbox
Lynette M. Burrows shows how to turn your reading time into a way to improve your writing. Read more to learn why and how to build your reader’s toolbox.
Celebrate Women’s History with Some of the 1st First Lines
This First Line’s post celebrates Women’s History month with a fun sampling of some of the women who broke through the male-dominated genre of science fiction.
You Ought to Be Able to Focus
I find it difficult to focus these days. Do you? Read on for why your focus sucks and how you can improve your focus on writing and creativity.