Category: Writing Advice
Writing Rules: Avoid head-hopping
As writers, we know everything there is to know about our story world and its characters, so it can be very easy to slip into the habit of narrating the story exactly as it appears in our imagination. To be effective storytellers however, we need to maintain a close handle on our narrative voice. A…
Level Up! Understanding POV
This article highlights the strengths and weaknesses of different narrative Points of View (POV) to help you choose the optimum POV for your story.
Level Up! Opening With Dialogue
Ed and Amanda share their top tips for taking your flash fiction game to the next level.
Level Up! Flash Fiction Tropes
How original is my idea? In this article, we dish the dirt on the most common stories submitted to 5 major flash fiction competitions: The Not Quite Write Prize, Furious Fiction, Twist in the Tale, Writing Battle, and Globe Soup. We call these story ideas the Flash Fiction Tropes.
Writing rules: Avoid Purple Prose
Ahh, purple prose: a trap laid with delicious words to capture unsuspecting writers! Writers are often cautioned against falling into this trap, but it can be hard to tell the difference between beautiful words and purple ones in the wild. In this article we hope to explain what purple prose looks like, as well as…
Level Up! Naming Your Character
Ed and Amanda share their top tips for taking your flash fiction game to the next level.
Writing rules: Always use said
A writing rule you’ll often hear is that you should always use the dialogue tag “said” rather than a more descriptive verb. This can be confusing because it contradicts other writing advice which tells us to opt for descriptive verbs wherever possible.
Level Up! Choosing a Killer Title
Ed and Amanda share their top tips for taking your flash fiction game to the next level.
