How to Stick to Your Story
By Triyasha De ‘The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.’ ~ Jane Austen ‘Maybe “okay” will be our “always”.’ ~ John Green ‘It was […]
Remember the Reason Why You Write
By Elouwdi Smit The first piece of advice I received about writing was to have fun! Don’t be serious – just enjoy it. I will never forget the day I received feedback on my radio drama play that placed me in the top 5 in a local competition. The giddiness, pride and plain old happiness lasted […]
Best Writing Advice: Give Your Characters Life
By Sufia Aleia For a story to exist, it must have characters. For characters to exist, they must be given life. After all, lifeless, inanimate objects can’t carry a narrative, can’t captivate a readership, can’t plunge a hand into a reader’s chest to take out their heart and examine it and say, Yes, I know […]