What is the Fool’s Journey? The ‘Fool’s Journey’ is the term coined by Eden Gray to describe the story of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Unfortunately, Gray’s own account of the journey is merely a rushed appendix to A Complete Guide to the Tarot, and in the absence of an “authoritative” version (if it isn’t a fool’s journey… Read More
Ever since I published my first novella, my love of the form has only grown. I’ve also learned a thing or two about how to write a novella, how they compare to novels, and why they’re such a manageable, versatile choice for self-publishing writers. If you’ve always dreamt of writing a novel but have never succeeded… Read More
Here are a few free, blank novel templates I’ve developed to use with the One Page Novel Story Structure. The first novel outline template is a Google Docs spreadsheet, the second is for Scrivener, and the third is for Notion. I’ve also provided some headers that can be used in Google Keep! If you’d like to… Read More
Writing Worksheet: Character Naming (PDF) Character names can be surprisingly useful for characterisation, worldbuilding, and even plotting – if you’re enrolled in How to Be the Heroine of Your Own Story, be sure to read the textbook chapter titled, ‘How to Discover Your (Character’s) True Name’. If you need to set some naming conventions for… Read More
Writing a novel may be hard, but finishing it is much harder! novelling take-aways & suggestions 1. Make sure you LOVE your idea. Especially if you’re writing a series. The germ for a series needs to be strong enough to set you alight with excitement; it needs to be something that you feel like you… Read More
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