Infusing Mood into Your Fiction
Every person or character, at any given time, is in a particular mood. Generally, mood is a person’s state of…
Inner Conflict: The Driving Force behind Character Development
Do you struggle with crafting realistic, complex characters? Have others told you that your characters are flat, stereotypic, or lacking…
3 Ways to Infuse Your Story with Theme
When you ask a fiction writer what her story is about, she will usually explain the plot. Yes, plot is…
Your Character’s Crucial Inner Conflict
In our fictional stories, where emotions, ambitions, and fears collide, inner conflict takes center stage as one of the most…
4 Wonderful Ways to Courageously Develop and Grow as a Writer
Post by Ali Luke. When it comes to your writing, do you sometimes feel like you have the brakes on?…
A Writer’s Guide to the Romantasy Genre
Today’s guest post is by Alexa Nazzaro and Lucien Schraeder. By now, you’ve likely heard of Romantasy – a currently…
Writing Your Memoir: Where to Start
Thinking of writing a memoir and you don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. Most people have stories to…
Identifying Genre – Why It Matters
Crafting a compelling story within a specific genre is akin to deciphering a secret code. Every genre has its unique…
10 Great Writing Tips for Fiction Writers
Fiction writers, when in the throes of creativity and busily working away on their story, don’t want to interrupt “the…