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!...
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-...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
Write A Book in 2022 – Strategies
So, you want to write a book, for reals! Amazeballs, go for it. There’s a spot on the shelf with your name on it and plenty of room for a...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Fantastical Fantasies
The fantasy fiction genre features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world. This can include mythical...
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,...
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....
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...
