Before You Upload The maximum size allowed is 64 MB. To see and adjust the size of your image: Double-click the image on your computer to open it. Click “Tools” Go to “Adjust Size” You can now adjust the size of your image in inches or pixels, adjust the resolution, and see how big your image is at the bottom. It may be helpful to convert...
Though you are by no means obligated to structure your story in a traditional way, it is useful to consider where traditional plot structures place events, high points, and low points in many stories. Below are some plotting traditions. Three-Act Structure Originating in Ancient Greece, the three-act structure is used most commonly in films...
Memorable characters struggle, they change, they succeed or fail in their own ways. The audience cheers for them, or condemns them, or relates to them. Vivid characters may reflect the reader’s own flaws and experiences, and might even carry a weak plot to success. However, creating characters can be hard, and fleshing them out is even more...
The art gallery is filled with both people and their excited murmuring. Behind them, the clean white walls are decorated with vivid Plein Air landscapes done in bright, bold strokes. Before the landscapes the walls had boasted paintings that wed math and art, and before that semi-abstract compositions of torn book pages and flowers. Today’s...
Readings are an important tool for emerging writers–they help get your name and work out in the open, and give potential readers a taste of your writing. However, when you’re reading from your novel or another long work, it can be difficult to choose a selection to share. We here in the Tarweed team would like to share some tips for finding...
