Easily Sharpen Your Command of the Writing Craft

Strive for Excellence by Mastering the Fundamentals

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Being an excellent writer means being willing to learn and practice the basics. Writing is an art and craft that can be studied and learned. Great storytelling isn’t just about having an incredible idea or memorable characters — it’s about weaving together the essential elements of craft to create a seamless and captivating narrative.

What are those key elements? They are the building blocks of storytelling. Knowing, studying, and practicing those elements is how you can elevate your storytelling skills and eventually master them.

Characterization: breathing life into characters

The first and most important element is to know how to create great characters that feel real because they’re complex and relatable. You and your readers should understand the character’s goals, motivations, fears, and dreams.

Studying how to create compelling characters for your stories is one of the best investments of your time as a writer. Read books about character creation and read my many blogs on characterization that I’ve written on Medium.

I mention this element first because characters are story. There is no story without characters.