Characterisation

Elizabeth Cartwright

Writing Fight Scenes

Fight scenes are hard to write! You have to get across the actions to your reader without boring them, being vague, but also detailed.

Elizabeth Cartwright

First, Second, Third: Points of View and Which is Best.

While there are three main personas, within those three are variations which hold their own advantages and disadvantages.

Elizabeth Cartwright

Hooking Your Reader From Page One

In today’s post, we’ll be exploring a variety of hook-worthy ways you can introduce your story to your reader.

Elizabeth Cartwright

Writing Tragic Character Deaths

Always keep in mind that deaths should be written for the characters, not characters for deaths.

Elizabeth Cartwright

Worldbuilding: Designing a Magic System

Magic needs to be carefully written so you don’t end up with a world where anything is possible and all problems are easily solved.

Elizabeth Cartwright

Making the Most of Narrative Distance

Narrative distance is the distance between your narrator and the story. All narrators exist on the spectrum and can move along it.

Elizabeth Cartwright

How to Write 'Worry' with an Impact

Let’s look at some of the impacts that worry can have on your character, and how you can use them to authenticate your character's feelings.

Elizabeth Cartwright

Designing Your Character's Narrative Voice

Whether you’re writing dialogue or narration in first-person, one challenge you will face is designing your character’s voice.