Writing Tutorials

Do you love food and eating out, and want to earn your living by writing about them? If so, then read “Will Write For Food” by Dianne Jacob to get you started.

A guide on how to self-edit your novel to ensure it's as polished as possible before publishing.

The best high school research paper topics are narrow enough to fit within the limitations of the assignment, but broad enough that there will be adequate information available. The topics on this list have both of these qualities.

The following guide gives writers helpful information on how to build ghosts in their stories. It covers reasons why ghosts appear in stories, special traits they have, and how stories about ghosts have changed over time.

Wineries make for beautiful settings in stories. It can be hard to get the right information to accurately describe them. I've created a guide for you with free resources about wineries. I've also included important details you'll want to note about your wine setting.

The following is a guide on how you can design a house or other living space for your novel. This guide has information on the general and specific things you may want to consider for the house. There are also resources listed for where you can get inspiration.

One of the most important parts of a novel is the setting. Books often center around a particular location. If you're writing about a town, there are some ways you can learn about it without having to travel all the way to it.

Are you looking for Grammarly alternatives? You've come to the right place.

Getting published doesn’t end the promotional process. If you want to sell books and make a living as an author, you have to build your online presence and promote your work regularly to generate interest, increase sales, and grow your audience.

This article seeks to unravel some of the mysteries of a publication contract and will be particularly useful to those writers on the cusp of selling their first piece of short fiction.

This article details the general submission guidelines when submitting your short stories to magazines or anthology collections.

Developing a curse or prophecy in fiction is challenging. As the author, you'll need to work out the specifics to create something that is believable. Curses and prophecies inherently will cause your audience to have expectations.

A common question in technical writing forums is whether to take up a course to master the nuances of technical communication. A course like the Google Technical Writing Course can help kickstart your technical writing journey. The best part? The training is entirely free.

If you're ready to query your novel, you definitely don't want an unformatted manuscript reflecting poorly on you. Show agents you're willing to put in the work by following this quick guide to formatting your manuscript.

A step by step guide on how to publish your manuscript on Kindle Direct Publishing on Amazon.

A complete guide on how to self-publish your manuscript.

I can't speak for all readers of faith-based fiction works, but here is a list of all my favorite things when reading religious writing.

Steps to making a strong, interesting, and believable fictional race for your book, video game, or D&D session.

Eight mistakes rookie writers often make and what to do instead.

To celebrate 100 articles written for the HubPages platform, I've listed down 100 lessons I'd like to share.

I've read. I've written. I've asked. I've researched. And the result is a collection of faux-pas that amateur romance writers commit. Agree? Disagree? Share in the comments.

These six basic plot elements will help you create a story premise to guide your writing and make the plot progress more smoothly no matter what type of writer you are.

How to find and choose the best keywords for an SEO article.

This article explains some writing rules for SEO content. We cover phrasing, how to use keywords, sentence length, paragraph size, and more.

Can’t write? It happens to everyone sooner or later. Come learn about what writer’s block is, why it might affect you, and how to get over it!

If you're writing SEO web content as a freelancer, the correct structure is one of the most important tools for success! Learn the formula for best-practice SEO content that every website needs.

Learn how to bring your terrifying stories to life with this helpful guide on writing your first feature length horror screenplay.

You want to get published but don’t have an agent. Getting into print can be tough. Here are some tips to make your initial contact with a literary agent more effective.

The easiest way to improve your writing is simply to read!

Consistency in writing seems a daunting task, but keeping score using free and accessible tools like Microsoft Excel can help move a writer toward a goal. Explained here is a method that results not only in significantly increased output, but improved writing skills through regular practice.

Whenever I quote a completion date for an editing project, writers will often ask, "Does it really take that long to edit?" In this article, I explain why editing takes as long as it does.

Looking for Chinese magical terms to imbue your fantasy stories with an oriental touch? Here’s an extensive list to choose from.

They say, to be a poet is a condition, not a profession. This article explains to how you condition yourself to be a good poet worth your salt.

Once you learn how to write a good thesis statement, it becomes much easier to tackle research papers, essays, and other types of writing. Seven steps may sound like a lot of work, but once you master them, all your writing becomes easier.

To write a good thesis statement, you’ll need to avoid the pitfalls of being general, imprecise, confusing, or incomplete. Here are quick strategies for writing a thesis statement.

Writing can be a completely daunting task that involves a lot more than technical skills and facility with language. To finish what we start, most of us need more. We need a perspective on writing that sustains us. This article looks at sustaining perspectives of legendary African-American authors.

An exploration of what makes a story or novel worth reading and rereading. For my examples, I am drawing from George R.R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones."

Some good reasons to invest your time in a diary, and how beneficial it can be for your writing skills and mental health.

This article shares some online tools that can help improve your writing. Some are free, and some have a fee. Take advantage of them to elevate your writing to the next level.

The article provides some tips for expanding the length of your article. Although I use most of these techniques, I also looked at other successful authors' articles to see what others are doing to develop in-depth pieces.

Struggling to start or finish your manuscript? Here are actionable plans you can take advantage of to work toward completing your masterpiece.

Book foreword definition: Optional short chapter in a book’s front matter providing additional information or insight about the book or the author, and written by someone other than the author. Learn about how to use a foreword.

The repetitive use of the word "very" makes your writing weak and boring. Strong writers will replace "very" with specific and interesting words. Here are 101 words to use instead.

Writing fiction differs from writing an essay or an academic paper. It takes plotting, characterization, structure, style, voice, etc. Here are 7 practical books on Writing Fiction to help fiction writers out there.

A handy aid for writers—select the appropriate psychic distance in your stories according to how you want to affect your readers.

I think you should write a memoir. Here's why!

What is a writing coach? Can you benefit from one? How much do they cost? You will find those answers, and more, in this article.

One of my favorite questions from a reader was how to write an argumentative essay about water. Since lots of people argue about water these days, there are lots of topics to choose from. Here is how you would turn such an argument into an essay.

Let's say you've been assigned to write about water. You get to choose your own topic, but when you try, you're completely stymied. What is it possible to write about that hasn't been written already? Here are 20 main topic areas, with subtopics you can pick from.

In this article, you will learn all the tools you need to create your very first play!