The foundation of every great story lies in the characters. What makes a story interesting, pulling readers to continue flipping the pages, is how compelling these characters are; hence, the need to make them riveting and realistic. The first step to achieving this is defining...
Characters in a work of fiction can be classified based on archetypes. Conforming a character to a particular archetype doesn't mean they have to be two-dimensional and stereotypical. The archetype can serve as a base for who they are at their core; you can then...
I incorporate a lot of my writing into my witchcraft practice and celebrations, usually when I am writing spells or rituals to perform. But often now I find myself doing a lot more on the down-low and writing more in my journal. Remembering the past harvest...
“Write like you talk” is common instruction to new writers, and it’s good advice—to a degree.
The axiom is intended to make the written word sound natural, which it should. But an issue arises when writers take the suggestion too literally.
For example, if we’re speaking about our...
What is micropoetry?
"Micropoetry is a genre of poetic verse which is characterized by its extreme brevity. In other words, a micropoem is a short poem." (Quote pulled from Micropoetry.) Think of modern-day poets like Rupi Kaur, Amanda Lovelace, and R.H. Sin who all write some form of micropoetry or instapoetry.
The Good:
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My book In the Mid-Hours comes out in less than a week, and I feel too busy with promoting it and just feeling all the nerves as the release day approaches closer so writing anything new has been sort of difficult for me. So to...
I teach writing courses at a university, and I’m sometimes astonished that my students submit stories that contain spelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes. I realize they’re learning to write and that they, therefore, make mistakes—that’s why they’re called students. But the amazing part is that...
Typography refers to the design, readability, arrangement, legibility, and appeal of fonts, line spacing, arrangement, and appearance of symbols, letters, and numbers. It is a crucial element that authors and writers sometimes overlook; however, it is important to the reader. Typography has an impact on...
Having read hundreds of books and written many reviews, I’ve realized that there are some things that authors may not consider as being important enough to include in a novel. Apart from the plot, characters, disclaimer, copyright, etc., there are some other options that either...
When I worked in journalism there was one principle that was so important that we never talked about it. Does that sound like an oxymoron? If it was important wouldn’t we have talked about it all the time? No, because it was just assumed—always—that news...
