How to Write Fiction Based on Fact
Please welcome guest writer Sam Russell with a post about writing fiction based on fact. Let’s dispel a myth: you don’t have to write what you know. However, you need to know what you write. Fiction is neither real nor unreal; it exists between places of factual certainty and the avenues of an author’s imagination….Read More
Three Successful Authors and How They Made it Big
Please welcome Terry Martin with a look at three successful authors who made it big. Do you dream of writing a novel? Have you ever wondered how the biggest selling authors got their breaks and what they might have done in common to succeed? Maybe you’ve sent your novel to a publisher, where it was…Read More
The Sweet Highs And Sugar Crashes of Writing with a Bestseller
Please welcome guest author Tony Vanderwarker, who has generously shared his experience studying writing under his mentor, best-selling author John Grisham. A while ago, having been asked to introduce friend and neighbor John Grisham at a writers’ retreat, I took the opportunity to give the audience a peek into John’s incredible plot development machine. As…Read More
The Protagonist Problem: why is the hero or heroine so often the least interesting character in the book?
This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions for this website from qualifying purchases. Please welcome David Corbett, author of The Art of Character, with a guest post that explores common problems with protagonists in fiction writing. Catch them in an unguarded moment and many writers will confess that villains and secondary characters are much…Read More
Urban Inspiration: Discovering the Muse in Your City
Please welcome our guest, author Belo Cipriani, with a post about finding inspiration in an urban setting. Most of my recent writing has happened in the city due to travel, teaching, and other time constraints. When I told my students, they struggled to believe that I got the ideas for my essays and fiction from…Read More
Enter to Win a Free Copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises
If you haven’t picked up a copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises yet, here’s your chance to get one for free. From today through Wednesday, April 17, Goodreads is hosting a free giveaway of 101 Creative Writing Exercises. Goodreads is a social media network for people who love to read. It’s a great way to…Read More
April is National Poetry Month
Today is April 1st. All around the world, people will celebrate today with jokes and pranks. For us writers, April 1st marks a different celebration: a celebration of poetry. National Poetry Month was established in 1996 by The Academy of American Poets as a way to draw attention to poetry. Today, a range of government…Read More
The Five Rules of Writing Flashbacks
Please welcome author Stuart Horwitz with a guest post on writing flashbacks. “Flashback” is a term that we are all familiar with, even if its definition has grown a little vague. We sense that a flashback is something that happened before…but happened before what? Where we are now? In other words, what are we flashing…Read More
10 Ways to Celebrate National Grammar Day
It’s March 4th. Every year on this day, word-nerds, linguists, and writers honor National Grammar Day. The event is hosted by Mignon Fogerty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. In Grammar Girl’s own words, “Language is something to celebrate, and March 4 is the perfect day to do it. It’s not only a date, it’s an imperative: March…Read More
Writing Forward’s Milestones and Top Posts of 2012
Every year brings new readers and old friends to Writing Forward, and I am both honored and grateful to be a part of the wonderful online writing community. Our readers (and fellow writers) have come a long way in the five years since I started this blog. Some of us have discovered the joy of…Read More
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