Writer's Guide
A collection of articles for creators who are publishing or preparing a web novel or webtoon, written so you can try the methods in real work. Each article comes with step-by-step checklists and examples, and you can read just the parts you need.
16 articles · last updated 2026-10-08
Writing Habits
Pomodoro, routines, slumps, drafts and revision, tracking and planning — how to keep writing steadily
The Pomodoro Technique for Writers: How to Adjust It When 25 Minutes Doesn't Fit
How to use the Pomodoro Technique for writing and drawing. From the basic 25/5 rule to how to change session lengths by type of work, plus the common ways it fails.
3 min readDesigning a Daily Writing Routine: How to Arrange Time of Day, Word Count and Rest
To keep a serial going for a long time you need a routine more than willpower. How to choose your writing time, set a word-count goal, and get back on track when your routine breaks down.
3 min readFour Types of Writing Slump and How to Handle Each
There is more than one reason writing stops. This article divides slumps into running out of ideas, exhaustion, lost motivation and lost confidence, and gives a way to handle each type.
3 min readWhy Being Together Helps You Focus: Body Doubling and Using Online Studios
The effect of focusing better in a library is called body doubling. How writers who work alone can use it online, and what to watch out for.
2 min readHow to Finish a First Draft: A Strategy for Going the Distance Without Editing
The most common reason people never finish a draft is the habit of endlessly fixing the opening. Concrete rules for the drafting stage and tricks for when you get stuck.
3 min readA Five-Pass Revision Checklist: Fix the Big Things Before the Small Ones
Starting revision with sentence polishing leads to wasted effort. A five-pass method — structure, characters, scenes, sentences, proofreading — with checkpoints for each pass.
3 min readMaking Word-Count Tracking a Source of Motivation: Goals and Recording Habits
How to make recording your word count motivating rather than stressful: choosing what to track, setting goals, reading the graph, and what to do when tracking becomes stressful.
3 min readWhen You Keep Putting Off Writing: Ten Ways to Lower the Barrier to Starting
Procrastination is often not laziness but the burden of starting. Separate the causes of difficulty starting and learn ten concrete ways to make starting easier.
3 min readMaking a Weekly Writing Plan: How to Manage a Serial in One-Week Units
Planning only by the day falls apart easily. How to schedule brainstorming, drafting, revising and rest across a week, a weekly check-in sheet, and how to adjust when your schedule slips.
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Web Novel Craft
First episodes, worldbuilding, characters, villains, relationships, dialogue, description, foreshadowing, point of view, genre conventions
How to Write Episode 1 of a Web Novel: Structure It Around a Hook, a Character and Conflict
Episode 1 decides whether a reader keeps going. Rather than clinging to explaining the setting, this covers the order for building in a first-scene hook, the protagonist's desire and the seed of conflict.
3 min readCreating Living Characters: Adding Depth Through Desire, Lack and Voice
If you've been told your characters are flat, start by checking their desire and lack. How to make a character sheet, how to tell voices apart, and how to show characters through action.
3 min readEndings That Make Readers Tap the Next Episode: How to Write Cliffhangers
In a serialized web novel, the last scene of an episode is the link to the next. Types of cliffhangers, how to write them, the problems of overusing them, and gentler endings for everyday episodes.
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Webtoon Production
Scripts and storyboards, panel direction, coloring, backgrounds, lettering, opening episodes, time budgeting
Health & Workspace
Body care, sleep, meals and energy, mental balance, your work environment
Body Care for Creators Who Sit for Long Hours: Eyes, Wrists, Back and Sleep
General lifestyle habits to reduce the fatigue that builds from long hours of writing and drawing. Tips on when to rest while working, stretching, desk height and managing sleep.
3 min readBuilding a Workspace That Helps You Focus: Lighting, Noise and Desk Organization
A workspace checklist for creators who work from home. Lighting and noise measures, tidying your desk, cutting distractions, and environmental cues that help you start work.
3 min readProtecting Your Sleep During Deadlines: Options Other Than All-Nighters
Sleep is the first thing cut at deadline time, but lack of sleep lowers the quality and speed of your writing. How to schedule sleep first, minimum rules when an all-nighter is unavoidable, and how to recover your rhythm.
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