Ever read a story that kept lingering in your mind so that you just could not shake it off? Most great books have a lingering effect on the reader. When one reads a book, there are two possible effects. The reader either feels like a...
Writing a spooky story can be difficult with so many different monster books and movies that hog all the best monsters. If you choose zombies, your story is automatically going to be compared to The Walking Dead and Z Nation; if you choose vampires you are...
Demons are an essential part of human morality. From the popular image of the devil on your shoulder, to the beings written in occultist texts, such as the Malleus Maleficarum and the Keys of Solomon, there’s no doubt demons play a crucial part in human...
As you may or may not know, angels are incredibly powerful beings. They’re also very popular, so much so that we often use them in our writing. With their haunting prowess, their proclamations, and most importantly, their divine judgements we just can’t help using them in...
There’s no doubt that many modern day audiences have fallen in love with the concept of angels. From the Gothic elegance of the fallen, to the majestic glory of the archangels, angels can be found as the muses of artists, writers, scientists, and the general...
To some people, nature is but a mere obstruction to humanity’s progress, what with the protests, the activists, the lobbyists, ectc. But to others, nature provides a constant comfort, a lifeboat in a sea of uncertainty. However mysterious it may seem, the very aspect of...
As Stephen King once said, the path to becoming a successful writer involves a lot of reading, and a lot of writing. It’s a demanding profession that requires us to be critical of ourselves in order to mature as writers. Though we may, if at...
Superheros can be found everywhere. They're so loved that it's a dominant trend. Now is the perfect time to jump on board with your own vision. How can you write a superhero novel and make it different from everything else out there?
For a different approach,...
The Ouroboros has continuously had to eat itself in order to survive and, as such, tragically represents the never ending cycle of life and death. Consisting of a snake that gorges on its own tail, the Ouroboros tends to be one of the more obscure topics in today’s...
If you're not feeling the usual Steampunk genre, there's several other options that are similar but each has their own twist. Lesser known genres are harder to research, so exploring the novels that are described as such is key.
A recent genre called Silkpunk has emerged,...
