- Sep 26, 2022
Five Elements of Plot
This is a basic structure to follow when building a story. It illustrates what every book must have. It’s a cool way to organize your...
- Sep 5, 2022
Submission Options
A submission in the literary world is the act of giving a query letter, synopsis, proposal, manuscript, or piece of writing, such as a...
- Aug 22, 2022
Fun With the English Language
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It encompasses every aspect of language with many branches and subfields. Put...
- Aug 8, 2022
Figurative Language and Literary Devices
Sounds fancy! Figurative language means using figures of speech, or literary devices, such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole, oh my!...
- Jul 25, 2022
Bully Characters & Scenes
Are you building a male or female bully? What kind of bully are they? https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/types-...
- Jul 11, 2022
Fight Scenes – Give 'em a Knuckle Sandwich
Buckle up, my darlings, I've got tons of info and tips at the ready. I love action movies and TV shows with lots of pow, bang, boom!...
- Jun 27, 2022
Epilogue Elucidation
The word epilogue is derived from the Greek epilogos, it means concluding word. An epilogue is the final say of a story. It’s like the...
- Jun 13, 2022
Prologue Predicament
A prologue is the first guest to arrive to the book party even before the guest of honor, the main story. It appears before the first...
- May 30, 2022
Your Pitch Matters
Your elevator pitch is a clever sentence or two summarizing your book. The name is derived from the average amount of time it takes for...
- May 23, 2022
Write A Book in 2023 – Strategies
So, you want to write a book, for reals? Amazeballs, go for it. Don't be afraid of the big bad book monster. There’s a spot on the shelf...
- May 16, 2022
He Said/She Said - Dialogue Tags
A dialogue tag is a phrase that comes before, in between, or after written dialogue. It clues the reader in as to who is speaking, sets...
- May 9, 2022
Book Must-Haves
Every book out there needs a worthy story with an intriguing plot, interesting characters with depth that readers will care about, an...
- May 2, 2022
Bang Out an Amazing First Chapter
Whether you’re a book writing newbie itching for advice or celebrating the completion of a first draft, you’ve landed in the right spot....
- Apr 25, 2022
Fantasy 2.0 – Supernatural Powers
If you’re penning a fantasy novel or any piece of work that’s fantasy related, you will undoubtedly dish out some supernatural abilities...
- Apr 18, 2022
Fantastical Fantasies
The fantasy fiction genre features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world. This can include mythical...
- Apr 11, 2022
Religion in Your Fiction
Just as sensory details, colors, rich language, and having all the right junk in all the right places in your narrative, adds depth,...
- Apr 4, 2022
Deadlines and Drama
I’m on a deadline today to complete this article about deadlines. Working to a deadline means completing something by a specified date....
- Mar 28, 2022
Reimagine A Fairy Tale
Fire up your imagination and start working it. Sort through the many classics, fairy tales, fables, parables, and myths out there and...
- Mar 21, 2022
Write With a Rainbow of Color
I’m not talking about making your prose colorful, I’m talking about using colors and color descriptions in your writing. We know writing...
- Mar 14, 2022
All About the Blurbs – What Are They? How Do You Write Them? How Do Authors Ask for Them?
A blurb is a brief, persuasive, and promotional part of a book’s back cover that describes or summarizes the story. It may be written by...
