These tips are for teachers to help students progress from writing good persuasive essays to writing great persuasive essays using advanced tools of persuasive writing.

Oct 31, 2008 - Thadra Petkus

Well-developed characters play an integral role in both character-driven and plot-driven novels.

Feb 22, 2009 - Sara McGrath

If a memoir is worth writing, it's worth doing well. Dip into the fiction writer's toolkit to keep make real people as intriguing as characters in a novel.

Oct 7, 2009 - Marg McAlister

Here are some tips to help writers who feel like their writing is adequate but lacks pizzazz or those who think their writing is decent but difficult to accomplish.

Jun 10, 2009 - Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

Great action sequences and visuals combine to tell an excellent science fiction story that may have been a little ahead of its time.

Nov 9, 2011 - Kelly Melies

How ambiguity, hyperbole and unintentional humour in writing can ruin your work.

Nov 10, 2010 - Janet Cameron

From Where You Dream by author Olen Butler shares insights into and passion for the creation and experience of writing fiction with total openness.

Oct 6, 2009 - Martha R. Gore

Character sketches can be created using a variety of methods, including personal observation of others' mannerisms and behaviors.

Jan 15, 2009 - Janie Sullivan

A successful synopsis is not a short story version of your book nor or a piece of creative writing. It is a business document. Here is what not to do in your synopsis:

Sep 28, 2008 - Carrie Lewis

When used sparingly exposition can control pacing and it can fill the reader in on important events that affect the characters or the plot.

Nov 17, 2011 - Renee Miller

Of all of the elements of writing fiction, writing believable and compelling dialogue is surely the most difficult.

Oct 4, 2008 - Nicholas Morine

The plot is a roadmap, and without this map to follow, characters in a story are apt to wander around with no real sense of purpose and no clear destination in mind.

Feb 20, 2009 - Carol Rzadkiewicz

The start of the story is one of the most important aspects of writing a book. Action and important information are key elements to the beginning of a story

Oct 19, 2010 - Kira Tregoning

While most real conversations are rambling and purposeless, fiction writers must create dialogue that seems real yet has a purpose: advancing plot.

Apr 6, 2009 - Bonnie Way

Allowing gifted students to study and work together, even if they are clustered together or spend only a few periods per week in a pullout class, can make a difference.

Jun 9, 2008 - Douglas Parker

Stimulating interviews, discussions, and reviews from over 100 well-known writers published in the literary journal Glimmer Train are gathered into one volume.

Feb 5, 2009 - Thomas Alan Gray

Transitioning students from beginning writers to advanced writers is a daunting task for instructors. Use this four-stage process to help you tackle the difficult job.

Feb 3, 2010 - Sophia Russell

Science fiction is a fun genre for stories and TV shows and can be a good writing activity for improving fiction writing skills and building creativity.

Mar 1, 2010 - Michelle Wright