Fiction Articles
1: Covering letters and article proposals for Book authors
The purpose of a covering letter is to let the editor know your name, address, telephone number, the title and length of the piece you are submitting.
2: Can the Fundamental Principles of Non-fiction Writing Be Applied to Fiction?
Fiction and non-fiction may seem to be contrary by nature; however, they have much in common. The fact is, by applying the three fundamental principles of non-fiction writing you can make any piece of fiction significantly more engrossing, intriguing, and captivating.
3: How to get rich by writing fiction.
Some of us write simply because we cannot not write. Ideas grab us, move us, and demand to be written. We strive to make it as real as we possibly can, to improve at our craft every day, hopefully to make it into the realm of literature as well as entertainment.
4: How Did JK Rowling Do It
Fantasy fiction is big business, and many authors are trying hard to break in. The burning question on all their lips is, "How did JK Rowling do it?" And the answer to that is pretty simple. She gave the readers what they wanted.
5: Writing Tips - Adding Complexity To Your Narrative
Complex narrative structure is used by authors to add interest by complicating the story. This article outlines several methods of achieving this.
6: Getting Published - A Stairway to Heaven
Eight Steps to success as a published writer, and how to avoid slipping back down them again.
7: Gauge or Caliber: Getting Your Research Right
Writers often need to know just what kind of weaponry their protagonists are using. Here's a useful primer as to the different terms and what they mean.
8: Fantasy Writing - Six Cliches to Avoid
If you're a writer in the fantasy genre, here are 6 clichés you should try to avoid in your stories.
9: Science Fiction Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
Adoption into the mainstream makes science fiction both easy to sell, and hard to write without seeming tired and cliched. Here are ten situations you should steer away from, and some variations to consider if you're determined to proceed.
10: Horror Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
For anyone thinking about writing in the horror genre, there are certain situations that, over the years, have been done so often that the audience knows exactly what to expect. Using any of these is fine if you're being post-modern and ironic as in the Scream series, because you can get the audience laughing as they jump. But if you're trying for the big scare, here are some situations to avoid, and alternative scenarios to consider.
11: Agents And Publishers - Who Do I Approach First?
You may well think that the choice of approaching an agent or publisher is academic before you have even finished your book but nothing is further from the truth. This short article discusses the pros and cons of agents and publishers - and which one you should go for.
12: Novel Writing: Five Secrets Of Success
Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!
13: A Book Review of "We Are All In The Dumps" by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak is an excellent author and his books are funny, educational, and are just plain good stories. However, some students will not want to look at the monster pictures, and they shouldn't be forced to do so. Parents have every right to ask teachers not to read Sendak if the pictures scare their children.
14: The Trouble with Real World Grammar Rules
Common wisdom dictates that if a grammatical "mistake" becomes common enough, it is no longer a mistake. Real-world usage aside, isn't it time for a bit of common sense?
15: Potter Pets
Peter Rabbit was a figment of the imagination of the very creative Beatrix Potter. The author was born in 1866 in Victorian Kensington London.
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