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Saint's Favourite Character Development TipsWed Dec 28, 2011 8:22 am -
All stories have a pace to them. Pace, often, is the heartbeat of the story. It’s how quickly the a…Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:56 pm -
Basic tips to critiquing scriptsMon Aug 01, 2011 1:25 am -
For the beginners and those who've forgottenTue Jul 12, 2011 5:04 am -
Tips for tackling a rough draftSun Jul 10, 2011 10:13 pm -
This is a continuation of Keeping Things Unpredictable: The Don’ts. And in this continuation, we’ll…Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:06 am -
Why It's More Important than Showing vs. TellingFri Jun 10, 2011 3:56 am -
Dialogue is natural. It is something that we hear everyday and, for the most part, do not notice. W…Sat May 21, 2011 6:07 pm -
Why and How I choose to ignore themTue Mar 22, 2011 12:41 am -
Canis lupus... one of the most common animals in fiction. Their roots in stories go back thousands …Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:25 pm -
Help on descriptions!Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:01 pm -
Character Development Workshop: Unlocking Your Characters Ever had a character who just won't open …Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:51 am -
You know those really annoying people who could, after the first fifteen minutes of a movie, tell y…Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:46 am -
Motivation is a key thing in writing. If the characters don’t have a reason to be doing something, …Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:43 am -
and how to help keep your readersThu Nov 11, 2010 3:35 pm -
I found this on Wikipedia (I can't remember the link) and I found it incredibly useful, thus, I sha…Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:09 am -
Your Style Your style is the way you sound. Writing style is a slippery, crazy term that we writers…Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:10 am -
Ever have a great idea and you just can't start it? Then you get frustrated and start from the midd…Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:37 pm -
How to write battle scenes for your novel.Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:44 pm -
I recently used this in a review and thought I'd expand on the idea a little to help some other peo…Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:53 am -
5 Steps to Create Tension and Suspense in Fiction Narratives Suspense is one of the most powerful d…Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:50 pm -
Recently on YWS, it’s been seen that short stories are becoming more and more ignored. I don’t know…Thu May 13, 2010 2:29 am -
Basic Script Writing By Smorgishborg (who is not , in any way an expert) The script begins with inf…Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:56 pm -
If you’ve succeeded in trudging through the difficult mud pool of villain clichés, you’re not quite…Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:07 am -
ALL CREDIT FOR THIS ARTICLE GOES TO THE GUYS AT SUPERHERO NATION. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CHECK OUT …Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:28 pm -
Cracking Climaxes There are those rarer books that pull you in, slowly building you up to a massive…Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:58 pm -
"The ticking of the clock sounded like dynamite and rumbled through my body with every stroke." "Th…Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:07 am -
The First Person Narrative It's interesting to note that many beginner story-tellers tend to instin…Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:50 am -
Overview: This article covers my experience writing Historic Fiction . The reasoning is I have enco…Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:26 am -
Have the feeling your writing has lots of unneeded info?Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:40 pm -
EDIT: Oops, I copy-pasted the wrong article. THIS is it. To make your characters believable, it is …Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:03 am -
Pulling ideas out of a hat -- The end of Writer's blockFri Jan 29, 2010 10:25 pm -
You've got the setting, or maybe you have a character or two in your head. Or maybe you have a few …Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:48 pm -
SAY IT! Two-Face. Harvey Two-Face. A young Jedi named Darth Vader betrayed and murdered your father…Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:48 am -
How to make them less soppy.Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:05 pm -
Essay Writing: How to Take the Formulaic and Make it Your Own by Teague In grade schools everywhere…Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:30 pm -
Character Development Workshop: The Complex Modes of Development So, you know all about the active …Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:47 pm -
Character Development Workshop: The Active Modes of Development You may have heard it said that cha…Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:40 am -
Action Sequences One of the most common issues I see while critiquing stories is the lack of action…Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:55 am -
A guide to using itWed Sep 30, 2009 6:13 am -
You ever been reading a story. Say YA. When all a sudden something totally random and unexpected ha…Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:07 am -
Keeping It Simple StupidTue Jul 14, 2009 7:53 pm -
As unconventinal as a plug on the ceiling.Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:33 pm -
and beyondSat Jul 04, 2009 11:18 pm -
just about everything you need to know on conflictsSat Jul 04, 2009 11:17 pm -
What it is, how to prevent it, how to get over it.Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:12 pm -
I can tell you, character development is one of the hardest, but most important parts of your story…Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:10 pm
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What you probably want to avoid...Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:46 pm -
Ideas are the heart and soul of writing. You can have a wonderful mastery of grammar and be a geniu…Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:19 am -
How to plan out those mysterious parts to your plot.Sun May 31, 2009 2:51 am
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