What is literary fiction? This question is nearly as old as fiction itself, which has been around for centuries. Yet the answer is still somewhat uncertain, even after all this time. We usually know it when we see it, but we’re hard-pressed to define it. It is generally agreed that fiction falls under one of …
If you write novels or plan to, sooner or later you’re going to have to write dialogue. And that means learning the correct way to use those ubiquitous little phrases called dialogue tags. These are phrases such as “she said” or “he asked” that are used to identify which character is speaking in a work …
One of the most crucial skills for a new author who wants to write a novel to develop is learning how to plot a novel. A plot is a means of organizing the main points into a sequence of events to form a beginning, middle, and end. This article will explain in detail how to plot …