Barrie Davenport 
You have an excellent idea for a suspense novel.
But getting that story onto the page and keeping your readers at the edge of their seats is more challenging than you thought.
It’s plenty suspenseful in your head. But when you write it out, something is missing.
Welcome to Authority Pub’s guide on how to write suspense — with everything you need to know about creating suspense for your readers and nothing you don’t.
You’ll be back to writing that future best seller in no time.
You’re looking for historical fiction ideas, and most of the ones you’ve come across are either too detailed and specific or too vague — at least for you.
History writing prompts should paint enough of a picture to allow you to fill in the gaps as you step into it and look around.
Your own perspective and the connections that form in your mind will take that partial image and complete it.
We kept that in mind while creating this list of 51 writing prompts for your novel. May each one flood your mind with the possibilities.
If you’re racking your brain for interesting historical events to write about, check out the following prompts to get those synapses firing. You’ll find everything from civil war writing prompts to famous unsolved mysteries. Dig in and find something to play with.
What kind of person is your main character?
Maybe you’ve started to hear their voice in your head, but they just haven’t been very talkative.
What can you do to make your character reveal their full self, quirks and all?
The best way to get to know the people you’ve created is to use character development writing prompts.
We’ve created a list of 47 to put each of your key characters to the test.
Choose your own adventures for them. And see what your characters reveal about themselves.
Actions speak louder than words. But you’ll need both.
You’re writing a memoir. But you’re not sure what questions or life lessons you want to focus on.
Even if only family members and friends will read the finished book, you want to make it worth their time.
This isn’t just a whimsical collection of anecdotes from your life.
You want to convey something to your readers that will stay with them.
And maybe you want your memoir’s impact to serve as your legacy — a testament to how you made a small (or large) difference.
The collection of memoir questions in this post can help you create a legacy worth sharing.
So, if you don’t already have enough ideas for a memoir, read on.
Use the following questions as memoir writing exercises. Choose those that immediately evoke memories that have stayed with you over the years.
Group them by theme — family, career, beliefs, etc. — and address at least one question a day.
For each question, write freely for around 300 to 400 words. You can always edit later to tighten it up or add more content.
How much do you know about the different stages of the writing process? Even if you’ve been writing for years, your understanding of the processes of writing may be limited to writing, editing, and publishing.
It’s not your fault. Much of the writing instruction in school and online focus most heavily on those three critical steps.
Important as they are, though, there’s more to creating a successful book than those three. And as a writer, you need to know.
Read on to familiarize yourself with the seven writing process steps most writers go through — at least to some extent. The more you know each step and its importance, the more you can do it justice before moving on to the next.
You’ve written a novel or nonfiction book for a young adult audience. Or you have a fantastic idea for one.
The problem? You keep finding links to YA publishers who either don’t exist anymore or don’t accept unagented submissions.
You don’t currently have an agent. But you don’t think that should hold you back.
Welcome to our dead-link-free list of young adult publishers. We aim to make it easier to find the YA publishers most likely to love your book.
Because, with or without an agent, your well-written YA book deserves a chance.
Welcome to the Authority Pub guide on how to write good erotica.
And by “good erotica,” I mean erotic fiction that pulls your readers in, gives them what they want, and keeps them interested all the way to the end.
These stories can be anything from erotic microfiction to full-length erotica novels. And there are things you need to know about this genre before you dive in.
For starters, if you’re going to write for erotica readers, know what they like — and what they don’t. Find your tribe and learn from them.
And if you don’t already know the difference between erotica and porn, you soon will.