Rabbit Hole

Down the Research Rabbit Hole

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Writing Tips #7 in the Series Writing fiction relies on not…
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A Writer’s Schedule

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Writing Tips #6 in the Series “Seek freedom and become captive…
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The Strong Antagonist

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Storytelling has grown from the first years of Writers of the Future. One of the biggest things that science fiction and fantasy storytellers have learned is to create a compelling protagonist. No longer is it enough to fight evil because it is evil and the character is good. Now, a good story must build up the protagonist....
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Exposition – “It’s a Trap!”

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When preparing to submit to Writers of the Future, or to a publishing house, how can you make your piece stand out?
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The Infinite Loop: Editing & Rewriting

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Writing Tips #3 in the Series There are two main jobs as a writer. The…
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The Elements of Scent

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Elements crucial to most any medium of storytelling require that who, what, where, when and why are addressed. While they are a good construct, what is really going to breathe life into a world are sensory details.
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The Distinction of a Writer OR Rule #1 of Writing

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Welcome to the Writers of the Future blog; Tips on Writing. You will find many great tips to help you tone up your writing, both for submission to the contest and just in general for submitting for publication. As with any great narrative, we are going to start at the beginning, in this case, with Rule #1 of writing.
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Tennis, Anyone?

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What does tennis have to do with writing? Well, for bestselling author, Nnedi Okorafor, it provided one of her greatest lessons as a writer.