Character creation: watch out for irrelevant details
Character creation is one of the parts of the writing process that authors enjoy the most. Conceiving a being from nothing, imagining its physical appearance, giving it moral and intellectual traits… By creating a character the writer becomes a demiurge and gives life.
Six excuses for not marketing your books
By now there should be no writer left, no matter how new in the trade, who does not know the importance of marketing so that their books are known to readers and critics.
Forty-five recommended readings
A few months ago he wrote us a member of the writing community to make a suggestion (always are welcome, write us yours).
Can you write? Learn storytelling techniques
Can you write? For this it is essential to discover your voice. Does it lie in ironically showing the reality around you, like Helen Fielding? In accompanying readers to a new world, like JK Rowling? Or could it be that it provokes a reaction in those who feel identified with your words, like Eloy Moreno?
The keys to the success of the best historical novels
Historical fiction is in the first position among the favorite readings in Spain. Despite being undervalued by critics many times, today there are those who say that we are even living a golden age. Do you know the reason for the success of the best historical novels? We tell you everything. Fulfill your dreams!
What are dialogues for?
Dialogues are a very useful tool in any storytelling. They not only give voice to the characters, they also help us on many other levels. In this post we will see what they are.
Shaping dialogues: what types of dialog are there?
I have wanted to write an entry for a long time about one of the parts that I enjoy the most writing: the dialogues. However, before getting into the subject, I think it would not hurt to dedicate a post to the different dialogue formats that exist, to the way they are written. And that's what today's post is about.
Shape your characters according to their role in the story
Movies, novels, stories, theater, and any other genre of fiction have two things in common: on the one hand, that they tell a story, and on the other, that these stories are led by characters.