The guide for aspiring fiction writers who want to improve, sharpen, review, and/or learn. Warning! This book encourages editing and contains many tips that often require revision. Practice makes perfect, and it's good to workout your mental muscles. The more you do now, the better your writing will be later (because you'll correct yourself *before* you get it on paper). If you think your writing is perfect or you're lazy or unwilling to try new shoes on your baby, just turn away now. You'll find this guide about as useful as hoarding frozen peas.

In which I try to teach you some things about writing and story-telling that I've learned over the years. DISCLAIMER: Contrary to the punny title I've chosen (which is meant to be just that: a pun), I don't believe the way I write or the tips and tricks I will be sharing in this book are the law. Rather, the contents of this book are meant to help you gain new perspectives and improve your current work ethic and style. Just like anyone else, I've still got lots to learn.

This is a collection of plenty of quotes from famous writers/authors. These quotes are mostly about writing. I collect them because I'm a beginner in writing stories and I find some really inspiring. It helps me to not give up and continue despite the hardships I face. If you need any tips, pieces of advice, ideas, inspiration, motivation, encouragement, and support, then these renowned writers will guide you in your writing journey. Share! It's for everyone! "If they won't write the kind of book we like to read, we shall have to write them ourselves." - C.S Lewis "The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never any use to oneself." - Oscar Wilde "A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it isn't open." - Frank Kafka [Completed: January 16th 2017.] © 2017 Mabel Akins. No Rights Reserved. Credits to the authors mentioned in the collection.

Walk in for a few tips and tricks on how to write mature books.

Most common characters in fiction. Learn them before it's too late! During my time as an editor there are several characters that I find myself reading about. Again. And again. And Again. I present them to you now in all their glory, with the hope that you might find this information useful. Stock characters can be good characters, if you can make them unique. What you have here is a field guide of common characters with their common traits. Use this to help you learn what's normal, and how to take that and make your favorite characters more unique!

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.

A book chock full of information and tips for writers at every stage of their writing process from concept to publishing. © E A Carter 2017 All Rights Reserved.

How to get the story out of your head and on the page. A collection of blog posts full of writing tips and encouragement. Writing is an ongoing learning experience and whether your a successful novelist or about to pen your first book, there's always room for tips and encouragement. I'll be posting weekly instalements here and I hope you find something that helps you with your writing. Cheers! And if you're thirsty for more, I've compiled some of my most popular writing posts all in one place on my blog under the 'For Writers' tab.