1st-Person and Present Tense If you’re struggling with making a scene or the story, in general, feel more personal or terrifying and not so detached, try this technique. By writing your scenes in first person and present tense you place the viewpoint as close to the character as possible, using the character’s thoughts and impressions …
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Ripley-Approach – Writing Technique
“Wait…is Ripley a man or woman…?” Ripley-Approach Famously in the script for “Alien”, it was not specified if Ripley was going to be a man or a woman. If you’re struggling with putting gender clichés and stereotypes aside while developing your characters, try the Ripley-Approach and leave it unspecified whether your character is male or …
Quiz: Hero or Villain?
Is your protagonist a hero or a villain at heart? Our action makes us who we are. Take the Quiz to find out if your protagonist is a hero or villain.
Don’t Know What To Write – Techniques to Come Up with Story Ideas
So you want to write a story, you just don’t know what story yet. Here are a few techniques to come up with story ideas: Fan Fiction. First off, let me start with saying that Fan fiction has a bad reputation. It’s not all about putting together two characters that have no romantic relationship …
Don’t Know What To Write – Process of How To Come Up with Story Ideas
Here you are. You know that you want to write a story. You just don’t know what story. Maybe you already have a couple of characters, but so far, you don’t really know what to do with them. My first advice, when it comes to finding ideas, is to start long before you ever sit …
Cliche Phrases
Cliche phrases became cliche phrases because at one point in time (back when they were still fresh) they described something perfectly. They were so accurate that they created a vivid image in the reader’s mind. Because of that they were memorable and got copied so many times they became set phrases themselves. But at the …