This is the "how-to" page, and the place to get creative writing help. I intend to include as many creative writing lessons and articles as I have time to write.

I will include my thoughts on all aspects of writing craft: plot, point of view (POV), scenes and sequels, cause and effect, tension, character development, setting, tense, description, poetics, tightening and polishing, dialogue, and everything else I can think of.

If you need help on a particular subject and you do not see it here, please contact me, and I'll make that creative writing lesson a priority and add it to my to-do list.

This page will contain an ever growing compilation of creative writing lessons and help articles, so please check back often, or keep the site open as you write for easy access to its contents.

Creative Writing Lessons

1. Character Motivation: Why Characters Act
   
2. Creating Characters, Part I
   
3. Creating Characters, Part II
   
4. Flashback: Using it Effectively
   
5. How a Strong Story Premise Sets You up for Success
   
6. Internet Resources for Creating Fictional Characters
   
7. Participles:Bothersome Verbs to Avoid
   
8. Passive Verbs: Avoid Them (and still use "was")
   
9. Plot Outline with What If? and Why?
   
10. Plot Your Stories
    
11. Point of View
    
12. Punctuate Dialogue Correctly
    
13. Scene Action-Reaction Chart
    
14. Scene Length
    
15. Scenes and Sequels: Essential Building Blocks
    
16. Scene Questions Hold Reader Interest
    
17. Story Action: Make Something Happen!
    
18. Tight Writing Gets Published
    
19. Tips for Writing a Novel
    
20. Write Mind Movies
    
21. Writing Dialogue with Good Tension
    
22. Writing Story Settings
    

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