LOCK in to a new way of planning your story In a previous post, I outlined some key elements to a story. I have been reading some posts lately and I came across this: LOCK in an amazing plot for your novel: Lead, Objective, Confrontation, Knockout = Great Fiction There are a lot of architects…
Read MoreWriting Tips – Mind Maps: Environment An important part of any story is the environment that it is constructed in. Without a set environment, the reader will not feel as if they are contained within the story; which will lead to them being disconnected. Ensuring that the reader is connected to your story is the…
Read MoreWriting Tips – Mind Maps: Plot The plot is one of the four major pillars of a story. The plot is the evolvement of the story, the unfolding of the journey that your main protagonist(s) embark upon. The question is, what makes a good plot? What aspects do you need to cover to ensure that…
Read MoreWriting Tips – Mind Maps: Story After sitting down and thinking about how I was going to tackle creating an interesting story that others would want to read, I asked myself, what elements in a story transform an average story into a strong, moving and believable story? I sat there while ideas formed in my…
Read MoreWriting: Stage 0.1 I’ve had my writing on hold for quite a long time. Now that I’ve been working on this blog (1st birthday just over a week ago) I have been writing semi-consistently for the past year, with the last couple of months becoming even more steady. I am ALMOST ready to start looking…
Read MoreHighest Selling Books Of All Time As I do enjoy reading, I was wonder what the highest selling books of all time were. Here is the list below, for single volume books, not series. Some of the results are quite surprising! Title Author Language Year Released Copies sold (Millions) A Tale of Two Cities Charles…
Read MoreWhy I like reading As per my last post, I explained my obsession with music. Today I thought I would delve into the world of the written. I have always enjoyed reading, but over the last few years I have moved away from it because of all the other hobbies, work, and study that I…
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Writing – A Collection Of Tips I now have a very solid idea for a novel. I can say this because I have been able to fuse together three separate ideas, all based on the same main theme together, which makes me really want to get down to business and start writing it. However, from…
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