Genre Focus: Horror
You’re walking through a creepy forest at night, surrounded by a group of your closest friends. You’re all huddled together as you step carefully with one foot, then the next,… Genre Focus: Horror
Genre Focus: Prequels
Book Hangover (noun): a temporary depression caused when one has completed a particularly amazing book or book series and is forced to accept that it is over. Symptoms may include… Genre Focus: Prequels
Genre Focus: Teen and Young Adult
A young boy, aged 11, is told by a half-giant that he’s been accepted at the finest wizarding institution in the world. A young girl struggles with extreme anxiety as… Genre Focus: Teen and Young Adult
Writing Exercise: Stream of Consciousness
At some point or another, we’ve all been here: I hope I remember to get toilet paper from the grocery store… maybe I should write it down… look at me… Writing Exercise: Stream of Consciousness
Writing Exercise: Point of View
Every person you come across in the world is utterly unique. They each have their own upbringings, experiences, public thoughts, private thoughts, fears, dreams, loves, and losses that work together… Writing Exercise: Point of View
11 Things Writers Are Grateful For
We can’t lie: writers are pretty freaking awesome. For hours, days, weeks and sometimes even years we’re sitting, bent over our computers, furiously typing while our minds are lost in… 11 Things Writers Are Grateful For
Genre Spotlight: Romance
Wind-swept hair, long sighs, walks on the beach, kisses in the rain, and blush after blush…it’s not hard to work out what we’re describing. Avid readers can become addicted to… Genre Spotlight: Romance
What’s in a Name: Choosing Character Names
What’s in a name? As it turns out, actually quite a lot. We always like to say your book is like your baby, but in this case, that isn’t entirely… What’s in a Name: Choosing Character Names