Writers Blog

The recent changes in the publishing industry, such as the advent of self-publishing, have presented a number of opportunities and challenges for aspiring authors. Not least is the need to find and select a fiction editor. This can be daunting, particularly the first time, with multiple options to choose...

Fiction and non-fiction are the two most bandied words used to describe literature. If you’ve ever struggled to get your head around what the F words mean, don’t beat yourself up. You’re probably not alone. In a nutshell, fiction refers to a created plot, settings and characters as told from the writer’s...

In this chapter, Kristina Stanley from Fictionary joins us again as we move right along with our exploration of the 38 elements of a story. In the last chapter, we covered smell as part of the setting story elements, and today, we’re going to cover how to use sound to make the reader hear what your character...

What is an Essay? We can loosely define an essay as a relatively short piece of writing on any given topic or subject. Key to any student’s academic journey, essay writing is an invaluable skill and a determining factor in getting a high grade and progressing in the field. A useful handbook for any academic...

  Kristina Stanley from Fictionary joins JoEllen Nordstrom to talk about the sense of smell.Previously, we covered sense within the “setting” story element, and in the last chapter, we discussed the sense of sight. We covered sight first because it’s typically the most used sense in a story....