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Free Training: Editing with the 38 Story Elements

Professional editor JoEllen Nordström guides you through the 38 story elements editors look for. You can self-edit using this list before submitting your manuscript for structural editing. Or, you can use this list to better understand the structural editing process.

The Best Historical Fiction Novels Ever

If you are anything like us, your favorite way to learn about history is by immersing yourself in a fictional world shaped by actual events. For this list, we specifically chose works covering events or time periods over 30 years before the time of writing.

Story Retelling: How to Write a Retell (with Examples)

Retellings are a popular trend in the book industry right now. This article will discuss the different types of spins you can put on your favorite classic stories and teach you how to write retellings that will feel unique and authentic.

How to Enrich Your Story With World-Building

Your characters need a place for the story to unfold. It can’t happen in limbo. Even if the world looks like your own, it’s still essential to build it for your reader. Here are our tips for getting started with world-building.

8 Ways to Improve Your Sensory Detail

As authors, we want our readers to feel as if they are there in the story. Sensory detail is the best way to do this. Here are eight ways to improve sensory detail in your writing.

How to Fictionalize Your Town in Your Novel

It’s easy to use your real town in your novel because you know all the setting details—weather, culture, town history, local politics. But even if set in a real place, you’ll be surprised at how much you don’t know and the research you still have to do to write a convincing novel. In this article, find out how to fictionalize your town to use its details in your novel.

Self-Editing Your Novel for Readability

Find out how to strengthen the readability of your novel through self-editing by reviewing the 38 Story Elements covered in this article. Professional Editor JoeEllen Nordström helps you tackle the three main categories of plot, character, and setting. By ensuring you use and vary each of these three primary story elements accurately, you can create a powerful story which keeps your readers returning and again

Exposition in Writing

Any and all storytelling requires exposition – the explanation of how Character X got from Point A to Point B and then later to Point C. In this article, we examine what exposition is and how to use it in your work.

How to Succeed In NaNoWriMo Whether You're a Planner of Pants-er

Whether you're a planner or a pants-er, you're in good company. For every successful novelist out there, there's a different way of approaching writing a novel - and they all think their's is the right way. Find out which bestselling authors plan their novels down to the chapter and which fly by the seat of their proverbial pants.

How to Create Compelling Fictional Cultures in Your Novel

Have you ever noticed that many fantasy and sci-fi cultures all sound pretty much the same? Don't make the same mistake. Here's what you need to know about crafting compelling and diverse fictional cultures.

4 Great Novel-Writing Apps That Are Totally Free

If you think a fancy novel-writing app costs too much money, you're in luck. We've got four awesome programs for authors that are totally free!

A Review of Campfire Pro Writing Software

Campfire Pro is one of the newest novel planning and worldbuilding apps on the market. Check out our review of this program to find out if it's worth buying.

A Review of One Stop For Writers

One Stop For Writers is the resource and planning library from Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. Is it worth the subscription cost? Yes! Find out why in this article.

The Roadmap to Novel Writing Success!

Writing a novel is a long, hard slog, but following this roadmap will help you to avoid wasted time staring at blank screens, going down blind alleys and writing dozens of scenes that have no place in the final novel. Get started today!

Settings: How to Make Yours Realistic

"Someone did something somewhere." That's every story at its most basic. The "somewhere" is setting, but "somewhere" isn't especially vivid. Here's how to make your settings feel detailed, interesting, and authentic.

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How to Use ProWritingAid

ProWritingAid in the Classroom

Free Training: Editing with the 38 Story Elements

The Best Historical Fiction Novels Ever

Story Retelling: How to Write a Retell (with Examples)

How to Enrich Your Story With World-Building

8 Ways to Improve Your Sensory Detail

How to Fictionalize Your Town in Your Novel

Self-Editing Your Novel for Readability

Exposition in Writing

How to Succeed In NaNoWriMo Whether You're a Planner of Pants-er

How to Create Compelling Fictional Cultures in Your Novel

4 Great Novel-Writing Apps That Are Totally Free

A Review of Campfire Pro Writing Software

A Review of One Stop For Writers

The Roadmap to Novel Writing Success!

Settings: How to Make Yours Realistic

Grammar Guide

You're Currently Browsing:

Articles about setting

The Writing Process

Blogging and Content Writing

Grammar Rules

Business Writing

Writing Apps

How to Use ProWritingAid

ProWritingAid in the Classroom

Free Training: Editing with the 38 Story Elements

The Best Historical Fiction Novels Ever

Story Retelling: How to Write a Retell (with Examples)

How to Enrich Your Story With World-Building

8 Ways to Improve Your Sensory Detail

How to Fictionalize Your Town in Your Novel

Self-Editing Your Novel for Readability

Exposition in Writing

How to Succeed In NaNoWriMo Whether You're a Planner of Pants-er

How to Create Compelling Fictional Cultures in Your Novel

4 Great Novel-Writing Apps That Are Totally Free

A Review of Campfire Pro Writing Software

A Review of One Stop For Writers

The Roadmap to Novel Writing Success!

Settings: How to Make Yours Realistic

Grammar Guide

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