Rules and art go hand-in-hand. Even if painters don’t like it, it’s a fact that paint thinner and retardant help create exquisite layers and depth. Writers…
I’ve been thinking a lot about setting lately. Perhaps it’s because my own surroundings — necessarily constant thanks to pandemic stay-at-home orders — offer so little…
Is there any divide in writing as clear as fiction and nonfiction? Well, maybe prose and poetry, but fiction has more in common with its realistic…
I almost always prefer books told from a single point of view. As my Goodreads review history will reveal, I consider point-of-view shifts one of the…
If you plan on writing a novel, at your own pace or during NaNoWriMo, now is a good time to start pulling all your ideas together.…
Your draft is finished! You’ve accomplished something that many people only think about but never actually do. Congratulations! It really is a cause for celebration, but……
Lisbeth Salander, Deadpool, Gillian Flynn’s girls, Han Solo. Commonly known as rebels, realists, selfish, sneaky. Anti-heroes often don’t seek to uphold altruistic virtues. Multi-faceted anti-heroes abide…
If you love getting caught up in the expansive, engrossing world of fantasy and can’t wait to write your own, take a pause for the cause…
Luke Skywalker, Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen. Heroes are the characters we look up to and admire. We elevate these individuals because they have found…
Your opening chapter does more heavy lifting than any other pages in your book. Like it or not, Chapter One is a sales pitch. Whether you’re…