As an author, do you use different tones in writing depending on the genre or audience? Do you have a distinctive tone readers can use to identify your writing, regardless of the subject matter? Or are you still trying to figure out how to leverage different tones in...
Zara Choudhry
Call to Adventure: 6 Ways to Write a Powerful One For Your Hero’s Journey
A Call to Adventure is undisputedly one of the most important steps of a Hero’s Journey. It's a turning of tides for the entire story. It's a big challenge. And it has the ability to draw your readers into the world you're creating, keeping them turning page after...
Crafting Epistolary Excellence: A Guide to Writing an Epistolary Book
What is an Epistolary Book? Epistolary derives from the Greek word of epistole, meaning a letter. In an epistolary book, you’ll find a unique narrative style of storytelling through letters, emails, diary entries or any other type of written...
How to Write a Space Opera | Everything You Need to Know
Let’s start from the basics… What is a ‘space opera’ you say? We’re glad you asked! A Space Opera is a subgenre of science fiction that typically involves grand space battles, a big call to adventure, and interstellar conflicts spanning entire galaxies....
How to Write a Prequel: A Writer’s Guide to Crafting a Captivating Prequel
Prequels have gained immense popularity in the realm of storytelling, by offering a chance to delve into the past and unravel the origins of beloved characters and intricate storylines. Essentially, a prequel is a story containing events that happened before the...
Booktube: An Author’s Guide to Building a Booktube Channel
Remember the days when people would become worldwide internet sensations just through posting up some videos on YouTube? (We’re looking at you, Bieber.) YouTube is most definitely the place to find anything and it continues to rule the social scene – and the book...
What is a Fatal Flaw? | How and When Writers Should Use It
What is a fatal flaw? Sometimes known as a ‘tragic flaw,’ it is a trait that a character possesses that may lead to their disastrous downfall. This flaw can be a personality trait, such as pride, jealousy, or greed, or it can be a physical weakness, such as a...
The Guide to Writing Plot Driven vs Character Driven Stories
In storytelling, writers usually take one of two approaches to move the story along – these are either plot-driven or character-driven. Plot-driven stories are ones that focus on a series of events, whereas character-driven stories are all about development of...
What is a Hero’s Journey? | The Stages and Its Benefits for Writers
Recently, a certain phrase has been circulating our online communities (typically amongst Gen Z crowds) which is ‘’main character syndrome’ – have you heard of it? It’s a modern-day version of what authors will know as the ‘Hero’s Journey’. But what is a Hero’s...