Elements of Story

How to Use Vivid Verbs to Strengthen Your Story

Vivid verbs depict the lifeblood of your characters. They explain how someone does something. You facilitate how the reader understands these people through your choice of verbs. Make those words count by including the most precise verbs.

Terrified of Plot Holes? Here Are the Easy Fixes

Plot holes are nearly inescapable. At some point in the storytelling process, your story will have a moment where not everything lines up, and you'll take some short cuts to getting to the next plot point. When it's a glaring plot hole, the audience will likely see it as a moment that detracts from their enjoyment of the story.

Are Frame Narratives the Best Kind of Story?

Need Romance Story Ideas? You’ll Fall in Love with These 7 Tropes

Reading through these tropes will get some of your ideas flowing and may work better than writing prompts. Romance story ideas usually come organically

Craft a Strong Character Using These 3 Simple Methods

A strong character is so engaging that that they can carry the weight of your readers' interest. With everything vying for your readers' attention, it'll take someone really strong to keep it.

Write Better Stories with these 5 Antagonist Examples

Need antagonist examples? We've got 'em. Rather than a full-blown discussion of conflict, we'll go over different antagonist examples and how we can include them in our stories.

Why Does Character Motivation Matter? The Ultimate Guide

The ins and outs of character motivation. Characters are the heart and soul of a story, and their reasons for taking action always take center stage...

What Is A Prologue? How To Ensure Readers Bother Reading Them

Maybe you've asked, "What is a prologue?" A good prologue has the ability to jump start the excitement of your story and provide your readers with an understanding of what they can expect from your creative writing.

Death Scenes: How To Not Kill Your Story, Too

Because death is a part of life, and stories reflect the human experience, many stories deal with death. Death scenes have the potential to make the reader...

3 Simple Steps on How to Write a Fight Scene

There are three simple steps on how to write a fight scene. The first will be to determine the scope of your scene. Make sure that you set up for a build up and resolution.