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Character Tropes: What Are They and How Can You Use Them Effectively
Character tropes are popular patterns used in storytelling to create and develop characters that are restricted by culture and time. Character tropes follow a specific predictable pattern, which is so familiar that it often reduces the level of suspense in a story or gives readers exactly what they are looking for. Continue reading
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Who vs. Whom: When to Use Which Pronoun?
The who vs. whom debate is a long-standing one. Other than the customary “to whom it may concern” letter, you won’t see “whom” very often anymore. Instead, you’ll see the word “who” in sentences that traditionally contain the word “whom”. And this is expected because “who” and “whom” are easily confused. Continue reading
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When to Use a Comma
Knowing when to use a comma can drastically improve your writing and create a better experience for your readers. A comma’s function is to combine related clauses to create a complete sentence. In this article, you’ll learn how to use commas to create clear sentences. Continue reading
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5 Essential Elements of a Good Plot
A story is a sequence of events. However, a plot is a sequence of events coupled with a character’s motivation. Therefore, a man dies then his wife dies is a story, while a man dies then his wife dies of grief is a plot. Continue reading
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What Is a Verb?
A verb expresses an action and can show a change in time by a change in the word itself. This change in time is known as tense. A verb can also express a state of being and is vital to the construction of a proper sentence. Continue reading
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4 Types of Points of View in Stories
The point of view(POV) of a story is the way that it is told. Whose eyes you see the action from, whose head you are inside of, and whose feelings you are experiencing? Deciding which POV to tell your story from is one of the more important decisions you will have to make as an… Continue reading
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Book Review | None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
The New York Times’ number one bestselling author Lisa Jewell creates a suspenseful tale of how a woman becomes the subject of her true crime podcast, in None of This Is True (January 1st, 2023, Atria Books). The British author is best known for novels such as The Family Upstairs, Watching You, and Then She… Continue reading
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The 8 Parts of a Speech
Learn these eight parts of a speech, so your sentences will always be complete. When discussing with grammar, there are exactly eight parts of a speech. Each word in a sentence falls into one of eight classes that are namely nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. On their own, they are parts… Continue reading
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How to Write Act One of Your Novel: 7 Essential Characteristics
Get your readers to act two by using these seven essential characteristics in act one of your novels. Act one generally refers to the first 20% to 30% of your novel. Though the length of act one varies from one novel to the next, the central goal remains the same: persuade the reader to go… Continue reading
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11 Types of Nouns You Should Know
The English language uses several components to create complete sentences. These components are called parts of a speech and there are eight of them in total. Of the eight parts of a speech, the noun is arguably the most important one. Continue reading
