Many writers are able to create mood and atmosphere with little effort. But to become a better writer, you need a conscious, practical sense of the tools you can use to manipulate mood, atmosphere, and tone in your writing. 8 Sure-fire Ways To Establish Mood Using all...
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How To Write A Great First Line (With 12 Unforgettable Examples) (UPDATED 2024)
Some writers can craft the perfect first line on the very first try—and if that’s happened to you, you can bet the writing muses were in a darn good mood that day. At Writer's Relief, we've worked with hundreds of authors, and we know most writers return to the first...
5 Tips For Writing A Slice-Of-Life Vignette
Editors of contemporary literary journals love slice-of-life vignettes. According to Wikipedia, slice of life is: “a storytelling technique that presents a seemingly arbitrary sample of a character's life, which often lacks a coherent plot, conflict, or ending. The...
“Show, Don’t Tell”: How To Get It Right
Ah, “Show, don’t tell”—the words conjure up memories of red ink on high school English papers. But for many writers, knowing how to "show" and not "tell" is just as tricky now as it was in freshman year. So, what does it mean exactly? Academic and technical writers...
5 Ways To Write Characters That People Care About
In a previous article, we explored five ways to make your characters more three-dimensional. Once your characters are believable as living, breathing individuals, the next step is to make readers care about them. When readers are invested in the characters’ struggles...
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