Category: writing-tips

• Writing Tip 02: Endings [Part One]

  

  Ever close a book and melt into an “Awww”? Ever close a book and then realize all your nails are bitten, when you’re googling the second installment? Or ever close a book with a double-digit bill because of all the tissues you went through? Although all books end, readers do not always feel the same…

  michalawoodruff

  February 17, 2026

  writing-tips

  character-development, characters, Endings, writing, writing-tips

• Writing Tip 01: Pacing

  

  Running. For a short and stalky person like me, running is not my specialty. However, the characters I write love running. Okay, they don’t really have a choice–they must run because they’re being chased or in a battle or racing against time…. you get the gist. You see, running is about pacing yourself. Stamina. Endurance.…

  michalawoodruff

  January 20, 2026

  writing-tips

  character-development, pacing, scenes, writing, writing-tips