In our final lesson, we’ll focus on publishing your work, and the different markets that will pay you for your fiction because no one wants to be a starving writer. — This is the eighth and last lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.

The unique productivity hack you’ve never heard of that will help you read 10x more books — I see a lot of advice on how to read more books. But as someone who has read over 1500 books in my life, I have never seen anyone recommend this unique productivity hack that I’m about to share with you. It all starts with your TBR — that’s your…

This week we’ll cover structural and line editing, to ensure your short story is perfectly polished for publication. — This is the seventh lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here. “There is no…

This week we’ll focus on building characters through dialogue to ensure your characters are clearly identifiable and don’t all sound the same. We’ll also look at the differences between showing and telling and when you should use each one. — This is the sixth lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.

This week we’ll cover the essential elements of plot, story arc, and structure, as well as how to write beginnings, middles, and ends. — This is the fifth lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.

This week we’ll discuss ways you can make ordinary places interesting, how to bring invented places to life, plus the importance of setting in relation to character and plot. — This is the fourth lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.

This week we’ll cover the pros and cons of 1st and 3rd person narration to help you decide which point of view is most suitable for your fictional stories. — This is the third lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It has been designed to take you through the process of writing a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.

The power lies in us to set the standards in the new economy. — My friend Tapewa got married in 2020. Nothing notable about that; people get married all the time. But not long after, I asked her how married life was treating her. “Great,” she replied, “I’ve never had so many job opportunities.” …

This week we’ll cover how to create believable characters, how to portray them on the page using 5 different methods, and the importance of limiting the number of characters in short stories. — This is the second lesson in an 8-part series on writing fiction. It will provide you with everything you need to know to write a short story from start to finish. For more information, including the content covered in each lesson, check out my introductory post here.