We all know that a good story needs a good antagonist – someone to push the hero to their very limits. But have you considered that you might need multiple villains? Note – as an analysis, this article necessarily contains multiple spoilers for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. If this is going to be…
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Our latest post is a guest post by the incisive and analytical Victoria Fry: Victoria Fry is an avid writer of contemporary, fantasy, and historical fiction. She specializes in helping writers develop epic characters, achieve their writing goals, and (re)discover the joy of creativity through her website and coaching sessions. Being a long-time writer has its perks. You’ve had…
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“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” – Stephen King How well read are you? Take this beautiful novel pictures quiz made by the folks over at Bid 4 Papers to find out… Let us know how you did in the comments below! You can…
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We just made this little infographic to visualize the breakdown of using our novel writing roadmap to write a novel in one year.
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This month we have a guest post by the wonderful Megan Ray Nichols. Check out her website: http://schooledbyscience.com/ for great articles about scientific discoveries, explained in ways that make them easier for all of us to understand! She also invites you to follow her on Twitter @nicholsrmegan. Are you a writer struggling to come up with your next…
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We’re pleased to present a guest post from Joan Selby, about gamification and how it can kickstart your creativity if you’re in a rut. Gamification is a huge buzzword in education. By making the process of learning into a game, students don’t even realize that they’re’re studying while having fun. But can this concept be…
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Ever wondered how authors plot their stories? Paul Teague, writer of ‘The Grid‘ and ‘The Secret Bunker‘ trilogies and host of the Self-Publishing Journeys podcast, has recorded a video tour to illustrate how he uses the Novel Factory software when he writes his thrillers. Watch the video below to see how Paul plots out key events,…
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Many writers constantly have ideas bubbling around, each waiting for their turn to be put down on paper (or screen). However, if finding inspiration is an issue, then there are a few ways you can break through the frustration of just having no idea where to begin. Newspapers and News Websites The first thing I…
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This is a guest post by a novel factory user Ghostly, an earlier version of which was originally posted on our community noticeboard. How do you set up this monster, this story that you want to wrestle – its character, setting, problem and plot? Enter late and leave early You can begin ‘in media res’, or…
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