How Long Should My Novel Be? How long should my novel be is a question we all ask at one point or another. Invariably you’ll come across long winded articles that dance around the topic. They’ll provide lots of fluff and no substance. It is easy to say “your novel should be as long as […]
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My Journey Through Failure My First “Novel” I recently threw out the first book I ever wrote. It was from year one, when I was five going on six. I wrote a series of seven books that year. The longest was four pages with two or three sentences on each and some illustrations. In year […]
What is a Plot? What is a Story? Story vs plot, what’s the difference and a simple plotting tool is the question asked and what is needed by every writer at some point in their career. It doesn’t matter if you are writing short stories, news articles, audio dramas or screen plays, before you can […]
How is Writing a Novel Different to Writing a Short Story? The difference between writing a novel and a short story is something all short story writers ask themselves at some point. Knowing the difference between a short story and a novel is important if you plan to successfully transition from one to the other. […]