Category Fiction Articles

How to Start the First Chapter

When you start with action, the main character may be hard at work on something, or they are being chased down an alley, or they've been caught in an altercation, etc. Action grips the reader's attention immediately, it is usually accompanied by insight from the narrative view, and if written well, can masterfully carry readers through the first chapter of the book

Questions that guide your Memoir writing

Questions that guide your memoir writing
You have been thinking about penning down a memoir. Maybe you are writing one already, or putting together a journal of memories. You also have probably gotten positive feedback from your friends or writing circle. Or maybe you lack the zeal to write, but whenever you talk about the occurrences in your life, someone remarks that your story should be a book...