top of page
Search
Tyler Kelley
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Dreaded and Amazing: “Show, Don’t Tell”
Gone are the days when most readers were comfortable with a narrator telling them everything they needed to know.
8 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Mar 12, 2021
- 6 min
The Importance of Having a Good Hook
The hook can be a single sentence or a single scene. It really doesn’t matter as long as it’s attention-grabbing and comes at the beginning
57 views1 comment
Tyler Kelley
- Feb 24, 2021
- 8 min
WW 2-24-2021: The Main Character Goes on a Trip Alone to Gain Perspective
Have you ever thought of just driving away and starting fresh somewhere new? How far would you go, and would you go back?
7 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Feb 12, 2021
- 10 min
How to Write Romance, Sort Of
Romance is repeatedly one of the top-selling genres year after year and regularly brings in over a billion dollars.
8 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Jan 22, 2021
- 5 min
How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor
Should you start with dialogue, a description of the scene, or some inner monologue from your main character? You can’t decide.
6 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Jan 15, 2021
- 5 min
The Three-Act Structure of the Year
In order to get a better understanding of the three-act structure, we can apply the concept to the year and its season.
16 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Jan 1, 2021
- 9 min
We All Have to Start Somewhere
It takes time and effort to get from a first draft to a published piece of work. The amazing things we’ve read over the years weren’t....
16 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
How to Give Praise
Let’s be honest, it shouldn’t be. Giving someone praise should be as simple as: “Hey, I like this. You did a good job. Please make more.”
11 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Dec 18, 2020
- 5 min
Tips for Being a Better Writer
If you aren’t doing the following, then you are slowing down and hindering your own progress.
7 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Dec 11, 2020
- 7 min
The Basics of Punctuation
Punctuation marks are incredibly useful because they help clarify sentences by separating the different parts of the sentence.
10 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Nov 27, 2020
- 11 min
My Experience with Writers' Groups
One of my fondest memories of my writers' group was having a conversation with someone about my book, and that person they knew it as well..
8 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
How to Take Praise
Praise is something that everyone wants to receive, especially when they have put a lot of hard work and time into a project.
14 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Oct 16, 2020
- 5 min
How to Deal with Criticism
As writers, we are always faced with criticism. This is especially difficult to deal with when you put so much effort into creating somethin
9 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Who Am I To Be Giving Writing Advice?
This is a pretty important question. After all, anyone looking for help in any area would like to be helped by someone who knows what...
29 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Feb 21, 2020
- 4 min
Don’t Sweet the Typos
Typos are the bane of a writer’s existence. These dumb little mistakes often arise from an accidental keystroke...
6 views0 comments
Tyler Kelley
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
How to Start a New Writing Project
Anyone who has written something before, or even just attempted to write something, can attest to how difficult it can be to get started.
3 views0 comments
bottom of page