WRITING TIPS

The old mentor, the quest, the secret heir… These are all examples of common tropes in fantasy. If you’re an avid fantasy reader, you can...

If you’ve been a part of the writing community for any length of time, you’ve probably been told a million rules. Here’s the thing:...

At heart, books are defined by the decisions of their characters. That’s why it is essential that characters have a clear moral code....

Trying to understand the writing community can be challenging at first. There are so many abbreviations and terms that writers just throw...

If you have finished the first draft of your novel, congratulations! Take a break. You deserve it. One week later, you come back and read...

Writer’s block: the archnemesis of all writers. It comes at you out of nowhere, making you wonder why you even began writing in the first...

Outlining—you love it, hate it, or respect it against your will. The things you should outline before starting your novel really depend...

The writing process for professional writers is not very different from the one second graders learn in elementary school. It is...