Every story has a beginning, middle, and ending, but when it comes to plotting and outlining, things become much more complex than just pen and paper. Writers and authors can take many different approaches to plotting and outlining a novel or short story before taking on the drafting stage. Some writers use the Snowflake Method, some use the Saving Cat Method, and others use the good ole Plot Diagram. For this post, I'll be discussing combining the three-act structure with Ni

Third-person omniscient is the one of the least common point-of-views used by writers within short stories and novels. From my previous blog post, I discussed third-person limited point-of-view and mentioned there are actually two different third-person perspectives. Well, third-person omniscient is the second third-person point of view. It ' s also known as the "godlike" or "all-knowing" point-of-view, or what I call it, "the invisible narrator." This is because this persp

Like artists who paint on canvases, writers can also create beautiful images and pictures by the use of their words. Aside from literary devices that add style and add voice, there are particular literary devices that can be beneficial for writers to add color to their writing, create intrigue, and engross their readers in their short stories and novels. Some of these include the following list of literary devices below. Literary devices that add color: Similes Metaphors Pe

There are many parts to writing a story, but there are six essential elements in particular that really make a story what it is, and...