Sunayna Prasad

Characters come in all shapes, sizes, personalities, and much more. So do the ways they are developed. Many writers base their characters...

Everyone who writes needs to revise sooner or later. Well, actually—it would be better if he or she waited until the draft was at the...

I know—you’re eager to finish your story or whatever else you’re working on ASAP. I get it. Many writers probably dream of having a good...

Many young children love to play make believe and use their imaginations. Some like to be more creative. A handful might like to make up...

In 2009, I returned to writing fiction after a while of not being interested. However, unlike now, I hadn’t studied the writing craft. I...

Every character should have a unique voice. And by that, I don’t just mean speech patterns, words, attitudes, and so on, I also mean...

Every writer develops his or her protagonist his or her own way. Some are inspired by real people, which is how I think Lewis Carroll...

Who wouldn’t love to see visual versions of their novels? Many writers dream of their books becoming movies. But only a handful of books...

I love to write fantasy and here is the advice people and websites have given me about worldbuilding. Speculative fiction includes...

Stories come in all forms, sizes, moods, and so forth. No two plots are alike. Some are similar. Some differ drastically. Some are short...

Why is it so hard? Because it needs to be relevant to the storyline, not offensive, and sound natural to the person speaking it, taking...

As a writer, I have to follow creative writing rules and standards in order to please readers. As much as I’m okay with most of the craft...

While pretty much everything has been done before, some ideas are too overdone, according to the general public. Some of those include...

Have any of you wrote something and didn’t realize anything significant about your work until long after? I have. They are symbols and...

Ah, characters: you’ve got to love or hate them—or have some opinion on them. They also shouldn’t be perfect. The hero should do wrong...

Plot holes happen everywhere: movies, TV shows, books, and so forth. Even the top writers end up making plot holes, either as...

If you write prose, you should be aware to avoid clichés, such as “crystal clear” or “a piece of cake”. Readers have seen and heard those...

What is a beta reader? It’s someone who gives you feedback on your story and its literary elements, such as plot, characterization,...