How to Write Paranormal

Helpful hints on writing, with a focus on best utilizing and subverting common paranormal tropes.

Writing Great Fiction: An Introduction

Welcome to the Wattpad Writing Great Fiction introduction! You can browse through the chapters and use them as a reference when needed, or you can treat this like a class in writing fiction. There are assignments you can do, but don't worry, there aren't any due dates. There are lectures, but you don't have to take no...

Fantasy Sub-Genre Guide

The sub-genres of Fantasy

Edit like an Editor: A Wattpad Featured Guide ✔

*A WATTPAD FEATURED GUIDE* *Highest Ranking #5 in Non-Fiction's HOT List* *Ranked #1 in #how-to, #1 in #editor, #1 in #publishing, and #1 in #grammar* • Do you find yourself with too many typos? • Do grammar and spelling tools not always find your slip-ups? • Is English grammar just not your thing? • Are you a victim...

How To Write Like A Boss

Writing tips, help, and general, often meandering, thoughts about the writing process. Cover by yours truly. :) Copyright © 2016 @chocfudgeO All Rights Reserved

Christopher Pike's Writing Advice

In 1984, Christopher Pike published a young adult thriller called SLUMBER PARTY. Neither he nor the publishing community realized that this was the beginning of a revolution in the YA genre. That teenagers had been craving an author who didn't talk down to them. That teenagers were ready for complex and gritty thri...

Guide to Writing

Hello childrens! This book is a guide to writing popular books and being popular in general on Wattpad! Watch your skills in writing grow like a tree and communicate with your soon to be thousands of followers like they're your very best friends! Warning: don't expect this book to immediately get you into The Viral Li...

Clichés: Know them, Destroy Them

Clichés are fantastic. Clichés are terrible. Clichés are almost impossible to escape. So let's learn what they are, and how to write them better.

The Writer's Resource - A Compilation of Helpful Writing Guides

The Writer's Resource includes guides, lists, and how to's for just about everything! Need a name for your character? Do you need some help on how to write, say, your southern character? The Writer's Resource has everything you need, and if it doesn't simply comment and we will compose something to your liking. ~A so...

For Writers by Hugh Howey

Tips for writers from Hugh Howey, as shared on his blog.

Your Guide to Writing a Killer Thriller

Want to write a killer thriller? This guide contains tricks and tips that will navigate you through the various aspects of a thriller novel. Find answers to the questions that have been burning on your mind.

How To: Write A Book

Because we all need help sometimes.

How To: Write Mystery/Thriller

Cliffhangers? Plot twists? Complex characters? Back stories? Bad guys? Chilling scenes? Mystery and Thriller, home to some of the most interesting, intriguing books you will ever read. There are turns round every corner, suprises at every bend and most of the time you are left with literal goosebumps. But writing Myst...

How To: Make An Original Character

Highest Ranking: #1 in Non-Fiction [27.9.16] How many Kylies are there on this site? Do all of them have to have messy buns? Why does everyone love Starbucks so much? Why does every heroine have to have some sad back story? Why does everyone have to look like a model? Is there some really small gene pool that I don't...

Editing

Many of us do not have the time to edit our work and if we're being completely honest, some of us are just to lazy to do so. This book is designed to set you up with an editor to help you with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. If you love pointing out grammatical errors and spelling mistakes on people's work t...

Character Development

Whether you write fanfiction or any other genre, our characters are our bread and butter and sometimes they need a little help. Struggling to make your OC seem realistic? Need help developing your character? Look no more. We aren't able to make more parts since we're at our max meaning this book is now finished. But t...

Grammar Help

Need some basic grammar tips? This book will provide that to help you make your writing better!

Tips & Tricks to Writing on Wattpad

Part guide, part rant. Everything I've learned on writing, from Wattpad, experience, or how-to writing books. Leave requests on the second chapter :)

Novel Writer's Toolkit: Revised Edition

Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed. In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer shares a vetera...

So You Want to Write a Book? Crucial Advice for the First Time Writer

So, I was doing a critique tonight. And it was the person’s first book. And I was writing a bunch of the same things that I’ve written on a million other critiques since I started on Wattpad. And, it occurred to me that I keep giving people the same advice—advice that nobody gave me—and advice that beginner writer’s N...

Essays on Writing

Essays on Writing is a collection of thoughts I come across during my writing journey. They cover topics such as grammar, editing, writing, publishing and very often character and story development within the expectations of genre or society.

For The Forgetful- The Complete Writer's Guide

If you're struggling with punctuation, dialogue, spelling or grammar, have a read of this simple guide to the components of writing, copyright, and publishing. [UNEDITED VERSION- Full, edited version to be released soon!]

How to Become a Better Writer: A Wattpad Guide

Some basic writing tips to help you become a more effective storyteller.

WRITE YOUR NOVEL: Tips from a NYT Bestseller

I'm CJ Lyons. And I'm a writer.... If you also need a twelve-step program to stop writing, then you've come to the right place. I don't like rules. I don't like people telling me what to do. I don't like complex formulas or graphs or charts that I have to consult because that's the "right way" to create a compelling s...

Let's write

Why do we write? I write because words drive me crazy if I don't. At times, I am physically compelled to grab a pen and jot down my thoughts on paper. I write because it allows me to express my thoughts in a skilful way. I write to be the characters I am not. I write because I have to. It's simple. If you have that u...

Writing a Historical Novel - A Guide to Accuracy

So, you love history and you have an idea for a novel. But wait. You know that they didn’t have iPhones back then, but what about your favourite chocolate chip cookies? Is there an easy place to just look that all up? Well, there is now! Just open this guide up for help on writing your historical novel.

Writing Mistakes You're Making

A self-help book for beginning writers, covering everything from grammar to plot with a dash of humor to keep you interested and learning! (The best part? Anything you already know, you can just skip over.)

100 Things You Should Know About Writing (Part 1)

This is about writing, as I think of it. Subjects covered will range from plot aspects to characterization, writing craft to just surviving as a writer. Mainly, Part 1 is a comprehensive list of things to do in order to create and maintain tension.

Your Guide to Writing the Perfect Story

As the title states, this is your tutorial, created by me, to writing a story to the very best of your abilities. By carefully reading through the following pages, you can enhance your skills and clear your path to becoming the great author that you wish to be, uncovering your potential each step of the way. For tips...

The Novel Writing Workshop