Halloween, like every major holiday, garners a lot of differing opinions. There are some people who spend October watching horror movies, picking out five different costume options, and complaining that they’ve already started putting Christmas…
It’s a cold dark night as you’re walking home from your friend’s party. They’re only a few blocks away from home, you think, but as you start your trek in the dead of night you start to get an eerie feeling that you’re being watched. You…
Nothing shakes up your life quite like a new and unexpected responsibility. You have your routine down, life has been going smoothly for you, and then all of a sudden- WHAM! Your boss asks you to babysit over a long weekend. Suddenly, your life is…
There isn’t a writer out there who hasn’t had at least a passing encounter with the dreaded writer’s block. Whether it’s something you face often or once in a blue…
You can learn a lot about someone by simply walking into their house or apartment. Picture walking into a very modern house with muted colors and minimal decorations. Not a speck of dust can be found anywhere, but neither can any photos of family or…
Natural disasters, or as some may call them ‘acts of God’, can often be difficult to cope with. This could refer to a bad storm where a telephone pole smashes your car or it could refer to a loved one getting very sick. Ultimately, these…
In all likelihood, you haven’t gone through your life without having experiences with or being affected by an animal in some way. Perhaps you were scared by a gorilla on a trip to the zoo when you were eight or maybe you were shaped by the love…
One common writing mistake is having your character attach only one emotion to an action, reaction, or event. Your protagonist’s friend leaving makes him sad, your protagonist’s Mom scolding him makes him angry, your protagonist’s sibling…
Think back to your most memorable vacation. What can make a vacation ‘memorable’ could be a variety of different things. Perhaps it’s the first trip you made on your own or with friends, without your family there to decide what you do and what…
It’s that time of year again- AKA the beginning! The cynical sides of us roll our eyes at those lackadaisically made promises called New Year’s Resolutions, knowing half will be abandoned by the end of the month. But the better parts of ourselves…
