When it comes to your story arc, you spend hours and days and several cups of coffee plotting your outline to make sure each point is executed to perfection. But are you showing rather than telling your reader along the way? 1) Exposition The…
When you’re building a fantasy world, there is so much work that goes into it. Although your story will take place only within a certain period of time, one must also consider how the world itself developed into what it is at the beginning of your…
The story arc is essentially what makes your story… well, a story. Without those rises and falls in action, those ups and downs that your protagonist goes through, your story will leave readers feeling as though nothing happened from beginning to…
Short story writing can feel like trying to balance on a tight rope. You have to find that perfect balance between several different storytelling elements while also making sure everything is clear, understandable, and engaging for readers. And, if…
Every writer will give you different ‘rules’ on how to be good at the craft. Do your research, read a lot, and find writers to idolize- you’ll eventually find what works best for you. One person always listed among the greats is Kurt Vonnegut,…
Historical fiction novels are arguably the closest thing we have to time travel. They can transport you to the old West where you’ll get in bar fights with cowboys. Or take you to the roaring twenties where you’ll attend a party in a flapper…
