Tag: character

Dorrance Publishing Trick or Treat 1
Writing Prompt: Trick-Or-Treat
When it comes to Halloween night, there is one occurrence that is inevitable for virtually everyone: trick-or-treaters. Giggling children, donned in costumes ranging from cute to terrifying, will be knocking on our doors and asking for candy. Every…
Read More
Dorrance Show Don't Tell Plot Points 1
Show Don’t Tell: Plot Points
A plot point involves an event that directly impacts what happens next in your story. It’s a common mistake for writers to misunderstand both what a plot point involves and how to communicate it to their readers. Rather than try to tell your…
Read More
Dorrance Publishing How to Write Action Scenes 1
How to Write Action Scenes
One common misconception about writing is that action scenes are easy. You only need to focus on action, you don’t need to worry about character arc, plot, dialogue, and many other storytelling devices that you have to keep in mind while writing…
Read More
Dorrance Publishing Writing Prompt Opposite Day 1
Writing Prompt: Opposite Day
The characters you write are very specific with their habits, idiosyncrasies, hopes, dreams, fears, desires, etc. As a writer, once you get to know your characters you know them inside and out. You know their favorite way to spend a rainy afternoon,…
Read More
Dorrance Publishing Writing Prompt Spring Cleaning 1
Writing Prompt: Spring Cleaning
It’s that time of year again: spring cleaning. As the plants come back to life outdoors, you attempt to breathe life back into your home with a nice deep clean. You get rid of old clothes, clean out your drawers, and reorganize your bookshelves….
Read More
Dorrance Publishing Show Don't Tell: Tension 1
Show Don’t Tell: Tension
You’re sitting at a local coffee shop, waiting for your friend to arrive. You sip peacefully on your coffee, across from you sits your friend’s cup which you bought for them to surprise them. Suddenly the door to the coffee shop is open more…
Read More
Dorrance Publishing Writing Prompt Caught in the Rain 1
Writing Prompt: Caught in the Rain
Take a minute, close your eyes, and think about all of the cinematic moments that happen in the rain. There are incredible action sequences where the rain obscures the vision of the protagonist as they kick up water and their blood mixed in with the…
Read More
Dorrance Publishing Writing Prompt Valentine's Day 1
Writing Prompt: Valentine’s Day
For some people, Valentine’s day is a day to celebrate the love they have for their partner. It’s a day they look forward to, a day filled with candy hearts, assorted chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and mushy declarations of love. It’s a day of…
Read More
Dorrance Writing Prompt Hallmark Christmas 1
Writing Prompt: Hallmark Movie
Anyone who has seen even one of the Hallmark Christmas movies knows the formula. A busy businesswoman in her thirties is going home for Christmas for the first time in a while. She’s dreading the visit because she’s so busy and can’t be…
Read More
Dorrance Writing Prompt Halloween 1
Writing Prompt: Halloween Night
Halloween, like every major holiday, garners a lot of differing opinions. There are some people who spend October watching horror movies, picking out five different costume options, and complaining that they’ve already started putting Christmas…
Read More
Load More

Coming Soon