We’re breaking away from villain stereotypes. They are no longer people who have been created as evil incarnations. Now writers are no longer fearful of showing the visible villains that protagonists are fighting against.
Category: Writing
The Power of Repetition
Repetition can be a powerful and effective writing technique. Whether it’s repeating a single word or phrase, like Patrick Ness often does, or whether it’s looping back to an idea throughout your story, it can add an extra depth, and pack an extra emotional punch.
The Good Ship: Anchoring Your Theme
Let me introduce you to a helpful technique to help you keep your book’s theme anchored in place.
The Three-Act Structure: The Bones of Plotting
The three-act structure is a simple template script writers use to plot their stories. It’s also a great method you can use to help plot your books.
New Year Traditions: On Writing
Even after writing continuously after leaving uni, I found that delicate muscle withering away. Last year between drafts of my WIP, I took the opportunity to rediscover a book – and have made it a tradition to read it every year since.