Author: elleoaksco
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Using Your Senses to Enhance Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is one of the many important aspects of writing a story, especially fantasy and sci-fi. But what sort of descriptions are considered necessary and not just purple prose? Today we’ll take a look at using your senses to enhance the worldbuilding in your story and evoke reactions from your readers! When it comes to…
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5 Fantasy Prompts to Inspire Your Storytelling
Whether you’re exercising your skills or stuck in a rut, there’s always a way forward. Boost your story and spark your imagination with these prompts for your fantasy story. Trying to challenge yourself with some flash fiction? Wishing to avoid a soggy middle to your WIP? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve come…
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Uncommon Mythical Creatures to Use in your Fantasy Novel and How to Invent your Own
Fantastical creatures are a staple to epic and high fantasy. From dragons to fae to mermaids, you can never go wrong adding in a mythical creature to your fantasy story. If you want your fantasy to stand out and be different than the rest, you’ll have to get imaginative with your creatures! We’ll look at…
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How to Choose a Main Character to Tell your Story
Have a story in mind but not quite sure about the voice of the text? Worried about possibly offending a particular subset of your readership or an entire community? We’ll explore how to choose your main character and not lose the heart of your story or your audience. If you’ve asked yourself the above questions,…
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Exercises to Prevent Writer’s Block and Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
When the process of writing starts to feel dull, insignificant, and tedious, you may have hit a slump. You keep writing words and words and feel like you’re getting nowhere. Instead of falling into a potential writer’s block, here we introduce ways develop your story that don’t involve drafting. Does your writing sound bland and…
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How to Make My Novel Shorter: Guide for the Over-Writer
Do you wonder how to cut through the fluff of your novel to get to the meat of the story? Do you feel like you’re writing and writing and the story’s not getting anywhere? You may be an over-writer. Below we’ll look at tips to cutting down the word count and improving overall storytell-a-bility! Readers…
