In a world where artificial intelligence is out to automate all laborious and repeatable tasks, creativity becomes one of the most invaluable skills to possess for humans. Writers, in spite...

One from the archives: this second part of Caren Kennedy’s articles on TV Treatments is visited again and again by our readers. When thinking about possible ideas for a television...

One from the archives: this is by far one of the most popular articles on Writing.ie. You don’t need me to tell you television is a vast and growing market....

This week I’d like to go into an important aspect of writing, who your story is about: the characters. As much as you need to take care with your setting...

I’ve been writing for a long time and if there’s one skill that has served me best out of everything I’ve learned, it’s critical analysis. Literary criticism is the study...

Flash Fiction is something I’ve been trying out a little on my Patreon. It’s a form of storytelling involving extremely condensed action and narrative. Often it won’t even have a...

One of the first things any writer should work out is what genre they want to write in. Not only does it help with querying to agents and publishers, since...

It’s one of the most important parts of writing, yet it’s so basic that many might overlook it in their efforts to become better writers. Readability affects every aspect of...

Writing isn’t easy. There are few degree-level courses you can take in it, and it can be difficult to nail down objective skills that will make one a ‘good writer,’...

There’s nothing more exciting than seeing your book cover art for the first time. When I was sent the original images for Little Bones, a point that it had taken...