# Bookh Writing Guides

> Practical craft guides for writing a book


## Posts

- [Show Don't Tell: A Self-Editing Guide With Examples](https://bookh.site/show-don-t-tell/): Show don't tell is less a rule than a revision lens: it asks which moments readers should experience and which they only need to know about. This guide walks you from a reverse outline down to sentence-level passes, with before-and-after examples you can model on your own manuscript.
- [How to Write Dialogue: Voice, Subtext, Tags and Format](https://bookh.site/how-to-write-dialogue/): Good dialogue compresses character, conflict and information into lines readers hear in their heads. This guide covers distinct voices, subtext, tags and beats, Chicago-style punctuation and how to create a fictional language that works in speech.
- [How to Write Fantasy: A Complete Craft Guide for Writers](https://bookh.site/how-to-write-fantasy/): Fantasy readers trust a book when its world holds together, its wonder is earned and its magic costs something. This guide covers the genre promise, worldbuilding, magic, character arcs, a fantasy beat map, length and series planning, and how to handle the classic tropes.
- [Three Act Structure: A Practical Guide With Examples](https://bookh.site/three-act-structure/): The three act structure is the most widely used map in fiction and screenwriting, and it works best as a diagnostic tool rather than a formula. This guide breaks down every major beat, offers rising action examples from well-known books and films, and shows how to fix a sagging middle or a weak climax.
- [How to Write a Fantasy Magic System With Rules Readers Believe](https://bookh.site/how-to-write-a-fantasy-magic-system/): How to design a fantasy magic system readers believe: hard versus soft magic, Sanderson's laws, a six-step design method, costs that work on the page and how to reveal rules without info-dumping.
- [How to Write a Character Arc That Lands (With Examples)](https://bookh.site/how-to-write-a-character-arc/): A practical guide to writing a character arc: positive, flat and negative arcs compared, a five-step method built on the lie your character believes, and how to map the change onto your plot.
- [Story Structure Explained: Three-Act vs Hero's Journey vs Save the Cat](https://bookh.site/story-structure-three-act-heros-journey-save-the-cat/): Three-act structure, the hero's journey and Save the Cat compared beat by beat: what each model is, where the turning points fall, and how to choose one for your novel.

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