WRITING TIPS

If you are an avid reader, you know how easy it is to fall down a rabbit hole over the significance of one sentence or chapter. The same...

Whether or not deep third deserves to be its own POV is a subject of controversy among writers. After all, we are always taught three...

“Everyone is the hero of their own story,” said John Barth. Most people are intrinsically aware of this, but many writers are averse to...

The process to publish my novel was long and involved a lot of steps I didn’t expect until I reached them. So, here is an overview of the...

After three years of writing, rewriting, and stressing, my debut novel The Prisons of Magic launched this Tuesday. The journey to get...

Writing involves a lot more than just writing. One thing we all have to think about at some point is: where do we write? It’s easy to...

All writers know that feeling… when you want to write, and you know you want to write, but you don’t know what to write about. Finding...

Writers tend to fall into two categories: underwriters and overwriters. No, there’s no category for the perfect writer because it is...

Stories are defined by their genres—often more so than their characters or their plot. Whether you want to publish your story or simply...

A week after the end of NaNoWriMo, you may have a 50,000-word novel lying around. What next? While revising and editing may seem...

What makes a good story? Yes, you need characters and plotlines that intrigue your readers. But, importantly, setting is also one of the...

Characters are the heart of any story. Most readers read because they’re invested in the characters. They want to see how a character...

This week is the last of October, which means National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is just around the corner. NaNoWriMo is an event...

If you’re interested in launching a writing club, setting up an Instagram writing account, or simply motivating your friends to write,...

Without a plot, a story doesn’t exist. But with only one plot, a good story rarely exists. That’s why subplots exist. This week’s post is...

This Tuesday was National Book Lovers’ Day. Every good writer is an avid reader, so today’s post is all about reading and books! Reading...

You finish your novel. Now what? While it can be tempting to send it to editors right away or even jump to literary agents, there’s an...

Last week, my short story titled The Perfect King was published in Issue IV of Juven Press, a youth literary magazine. Read the issue...

Happy Pride Month! In honor of pride month, this week’s post talks about the importance of diversity in literature and how to incorporate...

Stakes are the lifeblood of every story. If there’s nothing at stake for the characters, there’s nothing at stake for the readers. If...