Forget the headlines which state how many actions you must do before actual writing. You can start writing at this very moment. Without plot structure, character’s development, culmination setting etc. Just follow these steps to explore yourself.

Are you ready to write your book this year? Do you want it to be successful? If so, consider these questions before you start writing…

Short story structure has been around since the beginning of time. You can read short stories in the Bible and on cave walls. They all have the same structure; so don’t try to reinvent the wheel. The rules are very simple: comply to the form that sells, or you don’t sell.

Rus­sell Ce­lyn Jones, author, Pro­fes­sor of Cre­ative Writ­ing and Di­rec­tor of the MA Pro­gramme at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Lon­don’s Birk­beck Col­lege advises writers on developing characters in your writing. Topics include: “building” a character, whether or not some characters write themselves, making characters believable, having too many or too few characters, basing characters on people you know, basing characters on yourself.

Don’t fall into the trap of writing a typical fantasy novel. Here are some tips that will help you write a fantasy novel that is different, new, and maybe even better.