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Writing about pain doesn’t have to be painful
I was recently asked by a friend how I approach writing about pain. I told her that I try to put myself in the position of the character I’m writing about, the event that caused the pain and relate...
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Help your kids to learn to write
It seems that no one wants to get children to learn to write nowadays. Even the American education system has given up on teaching cursive writing. It’s not just the ability to physically write that is...
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How to Write a Novel in a Month
November is ‘National Write a Novel in a Month’ month. That’s a challenge to write a 50,000 story, start to finish, in 30 days. ‘Can’t be done,’ I hear you screaming at the screen. Well, let me tell...
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Write a Good Paragraph in Four Parts
Paragraphs are essential in writing, whether you’re writing essays, letters, whitepapers, or short stories or novels. They help break up a reader’s need for concentration, keeping her engaged and...
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“Please Sir, Can I Read Some More?”
Yesterday we looked at simple ways to create a great opening, and getting your readers wanting to read more. Today, we tackle how to stop your readers from putting your book down. You know, that end of...
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Writing Well and Fast is all about Practice
There’s no Mystery When it comes to Painless Penmanship Living in Spain, I’m lucky to have the weather to get outside and walk. After years of not walking (“I didn’t learn to drive so I could walk...
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No Room to be Sexist in Writing
First try this writing exercise Here’s a little exercise for you – write a short story, or a paragraph, or poem, about a convict doing exercise in a yard. Go on, pick up your pen and do it, before you...
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7 Ways to For Writers to Stay Mentally Fit
No writer’s block, no lack of inspiration I don’t suffer writer’s block. I don’t believe in it, never have, and never will. There is inspiration all around us; you just have to open your senses to it....
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Interactive Writing Courses
Here at WordPlay we love to hear about innovative products and services aimed at helping writers. Margret Shea, one of our members who is mostly based in Ireland, recently wrote to us to let us know of...
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5 things to do if you want to improve your writing
On the whole, we writers are usually pretty confident about the stuff we produce. But every now and then all of us have a wobble about our ability. Can I really write? Is this story good enough to...
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