Like the thesis for an academic essay, the overall theme of your story is what holds everything together. But sometimes, finding that common thread can be…
If you’re a writer, more than likely your love of storytelling first began with a love of reading. And if you’re a writer who doesn’t love…
We write what we know, and we write what we love, but what if you love something you haven’t discovered yet? Writing outside your comfort genre…
Ever wonder why it is that readers can accept Jason Bourne’s amazing military skills, Batman’s abilities to deal swiftly with arch-villains, or how much Sydney Carton…
Building an alternate universe for your story to take place in can be super fun, but also overwhelming if you have more ideas than reasons for…
Whether you’ve read one or not, you’re probably more familiar with what a “cozy mystery” might be than you’re aware. Cozy mysteries have been around for…
For a long time, the literary world has placed fiction into two distinct categories: literary fiction and genre (commercial) fiction. While there is some debate as…
If you’re writing mystery — or any plot-focused genre, for that matter — you need to keep careful track of information in your novel. Your story…
When we finish our first novel, sometimes we realize we don’t know exactly how to categorize it. Some writers have it easy. They know they write…