Writing tips & resources

The image is of a man standing in front of a woman, protecting her.
Tropes
4 min read

The ultimate writer's guide to the Touch Her/Him/Them And You Die trope

An overview of the Touch Her/Him/Them And You Die trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.
A funny scene showing a woman running after a runaway pram.
Writing tips
3 min read

How to write humour (a brief overview)

Techniques for incorporating humor into your narrative effectively.
An illustration of a fantasy landscape.
Writing tips
3 min read

Understanding description

Techniques for creating vivid and immersive descriptions in your narrative.
The cover of a book with an embossed title that reads "Books fatal to their authors".
Writing tips
3 min read

The ultimate guide to surviving your first draft

Comprehensive strategies and considerations for crafting your initial manuscript.
Geometric shapes in a strange landscape.
Worldbuilding
3 min read

Making sure your references are properly recontextualised

The role of references in worldbuilding, techniques for recontextualizing references, and balancing references with originality.
Two princes stand before you. But they are marrying each other. Sorry for you. If it's any consolation, neither of them are that keen. It's a marriage of convenience. Personally, though, I'm rooting for them to fall for each other anyway.
Tropes
3 min read

The ultimate writer's guide to the Marriage of Convenience trope

An overview of the Marriage of Convenience trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.
An illustration of lightening striking.
Writing tips
3 min read

How to end the beginning hook of your story

Techniques for concluding your opening in a way that maintains reader interest.
A purple and peach image of a person in a structured spacesuit.
Genre & theme
3 min read

A short guide to soft science science fiction

Soft science science fiction: focusing on the social sciences in imagined futures.

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