This week I’d like to go into an important aspect of writing, who your story is about: the characters. As much as you need to take care with your setting...

I’ve been writing for a long time and if there’s one skill that has served me best out of everything I’ve learned, it’s critical analysis. Literary criticism is the study...

Flash Fiction is something I’ve been trying out a little on my Patreon. It’s a form of storytelling involving extremely condensed action and narrative. Often it won’t even have a...

One of the first things any writer should work out is what genre they want to write in. Not only does it help with querying to agents and publishers, since...

It’s one of the most important parts of writing, yet it’s so basic that many might overlook it in their efforts to become better writers. Readability affects every aspect of...

Writing isn’t easy. There are few degree-level courses you can take in it, and it can be difficult to nail down objective skills that will make one a ‘good writer,’...

It’s difficult enough to write just one book, so why would anyone try to write two (or more) at a time? Well, the industry is more competitive than ever. If...

I find short stories a real challenge. My natural inclination is to come up with long-running story lines that take my characters across a series of adventures. I love watching...

Some of the most renowned authors in history worked under pen names. George Elliott, Dr. Seuss, Mark Twain, even J.K. Rowling. All saw a need to use a different name...

One of the most popular articles from our archives: Not many first-time authors pay much consideration to deciding what tense to write in. Exactly which tense an author feels most...