Writer’s block can be terrifying, and it strikes out of the blue. Five ways to deal with the root cause and get the words flowing again.

Why is viewpoint so important in telling your story? Surely it’s obvious that the story is presented from the point of view of the main character - the hero or heroine? That may be so, but consider making these simple changes to the viewpoint to add spice, uniqueness and excitement to your story.

By Dan Goodwin
All of us who write go through periods when the writing comes less easily, when it feels more of a struggle to produce the same kind of easy wordflow that we know we’re capable of.
So it’s useful and very valuable to have a few options up your sleeve you can call upon […]

o you want to write a fantasy novel? You love the work of so many fantasy writers and you have a partially formed idea about an elf, a dwarf, and an odd love triangle. Where to begin? The answer is the first of my eight rules for writing fantasy.

You might be thinking to yourself that he is, after all, “Stephen King” so he can write whatever he wants. I don’t think this is true. I think this is backwards and the reality here is that he became “Stephen King” because he followed his heart and wrote what he wanted to write. He had the courage to follow his internal voice.

Every stage of your life will offer its own unique perspective. Everything that happens to a writer is material that can be used. Stretch your experiences further by asking, “What if?”

The purpose of this article is to tell you how to go about writing your own, ready for submission to an article-hosting site. It will not tell you what to write exactly. That will vary according to your website. It will, however, give you some general guidelines.