What are some of the most classic story openers of all time? “It was a dark and stormy night.” –Edward Buwler-Lytton “It was the best of…
I’ve often picked up a book based on its setting. A great setting, for me, means a far flung or exciting place. It’s reason enough to…
Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the Boxcar Children, Encyclopedia Brown…chances are you may have started your career as a writer by becoming a lover of reading…
Whenever the writing bug gets you motivated to work a new novel, chances are you have clear inspiration for the way your story begins and the…
Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, when a new idea strikes you for a novel, it’s likely there are three things you think about first:…
Settings fall into three rough categories: a fantasy world (The Witcher series), a specific place and time in our own world (The Girl with the Dragon…