Your characters are very important to your story and can impact on the plot simply by their behaviour and attitude.

Famous authors, past and present. Here we look at their lives and works.

A collection of books and software to help you with your fiction writing.

There are literally hundreds of genres and subgenres. Here is the information you need to find your own niche and write it well.

Articles on how to properly use the grammar and punctuation in this confusing English language.

Articles to do with holidays and birthdays.

Articles on such things as how to use poisonous mushrooms to kill the intended victim and unique ways that have been used down through time to cure insomnia.

Interviews with published authors.

Plot is very important in many genres. Sometimes you can write a convincing book using a plot formula.

Here you will find reviews of fiction books I have read.

how to create tension and conlict, how to add surprises (some of them might even surprise you!)

The craft of writing is the hard work part - these are the techniques and skills that you can learn and improve on, to produce better writing.

Meanings of the many words and phrases we run across in reading and writing.

Suggestions for writing that will get your creative mind working.

Problems that writers encounter with their stories.

Reviews of writing courses, writing software, and writing books are to be found here.