A story isn't just a bunch of words slapped onto a page. It's a living, breathing manifestation of your imagination. This guide explores aspects most guides don't touch on such as memorable protagonists, world building, character psychology, and backstory, and many more. It will help you flesh out your ideas and make them fascinating and memorable.

Serena Davidson leads two lives. At school, she's a morbidly obese, stupid, nerdy, bitchy, slutty, and a teacher's pet. But at home she's the scrawny vegetarian pushover. What would possess someone to wear a fat suit every day? And what happens when someone finds out?

The twists and turns will keep your spine nicely chilled until the very end. Following the death of her mother 11-year-old Tamicka Moon and her father move from Canada to Eastlake in England, where they both struggle to come to terms with their grief. Jack Moon becomes engrossed in writing about Munford House, the estate where they are staying, while Tamicka is left to explore the house that no-one in Eastlake, save the housekeeper, Mrs Hughes, will go near. Why is everyone so afraid of the old house, and who is the spirit that offers to make everything better for Tamicka - friend or something else? When Tamicka befriends a local girl, Penny, the spirit warns her she can't be trusted, and that seems to be true when Penny's friends play a cruel trick on her; but is the spirit telling her the whole truth? And what is the dark secret of Munford House?

The names Alexandra but everyone calls me Alex . When I say everyone I mean my brother Allen, step mum Cat (Catherine), my dads friend Mike and Sky my best friend with four legs. You must be thinking that i'm home schooled or something, but youre wrong. You see 7 years ago when I was a mere 12 years old all, objects powered by anything that involved electricity stopped. Cars didn’t work, power stations blew up killing city’s in one go, battery's are used as nothing more then paperweights and although that was bad, what happened next was worse. People started killing out of greed and others died from infection. At first there was a small group of us, made up of friends from our town. But slowly people left, were killed or just disappeared at night. I've had to learn the most primeval skills like hunting, gutting animals and lighting fires. Throughout the blackout we've stayed in one house with a bit of land. That was until the middle of summer, when a group of men came to our land and killed one of the few things I have left in this cruel world . This is my story of how I try to get revenge. The names Jace. I've been on my own for a good number of years now, but I couldn’t say how long. I was 13 when the black out first happened but it didn’t really matter much to me. Back then I was an orphan, a pest and no one cared for me so I had to learn how to survive. I had my sister with me for the first 4 years but she ended up getting kidnapped while we where hunting. She was 13 years old when she was taken leaving me a 17 year old boy on my own with the possibility of death around every corner and the only person I love lies resting heavily on my shoulders. So for the past 3 years i've been following sources to point me to the men who took her. Weather talking to people in small towns or beating information out of drunks. This is my story of how I look for my sister. and what we find on the way.

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat." (Robert Frost) Collection of poems, Volume One (2012-2013) © Copyright by Dahlia Pimentel. All rights reserved.

Amelia never knew her parents, all her life she's grown up in her uncle, the duke's castle with his wife Eliza. While she's always been grateful for her upbringing , she's never really felt like she truly belonged. She's always wanted a life outside the confines of the castle walls. One night at a ball held in the castle she meets the Devitt's, a wealthy family who had just moved into their village. Right away , they stood out from everyone else. From the minute the Devitt's entered their ballroom, Amelia's life began to change drastically. With the Devitt's come secrets and revelations that force Amelia to question everything...and everyone. ~Looking for a fun, easy read type story with twist and turns that keep you guessing? An eighteenth century vampire storyline perhaps?? A vampire style 'pride and predjudice' take on things? Then look no further ;)

If there are two conflicting natures can harmony ever be achieved? Natiska, has both human and elven parentage and a war is raging within her as she struggles to accept what this means. She must embrace who she is and who she must become if she is to have a chance of defeating the evil that is sweeping through the land. When her soul and her unique heritage is all that stands between winning and complete destruction can she step up in time to save all she holds dear?

It had been forty-seven years since the change. Forty-seven years since the government decided to split their power between themselves and the one percenters, leaving no authority to the common people. It was a time of crisis and turmoil. The entire population was split into different groups that determined their overall social status. Everyday the world seemed to worsen. The year forty-seven was the beginning of a turning point, they all come together whilst tearing each other apart. And to make it all worse, Livia Contti is in the middle of it all. This story is currrently undergoing some intense editing, I would like it to be mediocre instead of subpar. For now, enjoy the story and tell me what you think :)

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SOMEONE STOLE YOUR MIND? Struck by amnesia and haunted by memories of a past life, Mem finds herself thrust into a dystopian world filled with hidden dangers and vexing clues. When she hears about the Memory Trade - a ferocious organisation established to steal people's memories - she sets off to get hers back, all the while confronted with lies, deceit, and a horrifically impermeable mind.

Princess Layla's family was murdered when she was eight. She barely managed to survive. Living with Jax, Mari and Ben seemed to be her only option, and indeed that is what she did. Now Layla is 16 and the push is on for her to take back her throne. What can a 16 year old girl do against the man who killed her parents? Will she be able to get him to surrender and save the rest of her friends in the process?