Story brainstorming

I've been looking for unique short story ideas to help me boost my creative writing skills, and these are such great short story ideas!

Welcome to Day 1 of Planning Your Novel. I thought it would be fun to do a series based on one of my favourite Christmas songs: The 12 Days of Christmas. Now, the 12 days of Christmas are actually December 25 - January 5, but I wanted to release all 12 parts of this series before Christmas so that

You are thinking about writing a book, but don’t know where to start. I got you! Outlining was one of my biggest struggles. I used to believe vehemently that I was a pantster, and that I was never going to change. But writing a book, of any kind, without having a clear idea where it

When planning your storyline, watch out for clichés as they can turn off your readers rapidly. This article looks at 5 cliché story plots you should avoid.

Learn how to mind map a novel using either paper or popular digital mind mapping software programs and apps using these examples and tips to help you plot your novel!

Read 101 Fantasy Story Writing Prompts and Story Ideas to inspire your mind. Brainstorm with our list of best fantasy prompts.

I created a list of 365 story ideas for every storytelling medium possible: novels, screenplays, TV shows, plays, and even video games.

She had heard his excuses before, thousands of times, but this time she was sick of them. She had never known that a human body could twist into that position. The bookcases tilted at a precarious angle over the sleeping infant. He was a brave man except when it came to small, tight spaces like […]

Use this simple brainstorming method to discover the seven categories for the wound in your character's backstory.