We’re in the midst of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and to help keep you motivated to reach your goal of writing a novel by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, we’re offering some helpful tips to boost your writing skills. Perhaps one of the…
November marks the beginning of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! The goal of this month-long celebration is to encourage writers to work toward the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 p.m. on November 30. NaNoWriMo is meant to stir…
A well-told story has many elements, one of which is the theme. The theme is the axis around which your entire story revolves. In order to develop a theme, you must understand what it entails. To put it simply, theme gives meaning. It provides a…
In every book, the setting adds context to the conversation. A setting is almost another character—it helps the story come to life and helps to paint a vivid picture of what’s happening in the minds of your readers. Whether it’s a rainy night…
Hearts are thumping, palms are sweating, and emotions are on the rise. Tension—it builds, it’s gripping, it keeps people clinging to their books to find out what happens next. And it’s imperative. Oscar Wilde gave a marvelous line to the…
Every book tells a story, and it’s your job as the author to tell a tale that grabs your reader by the collar and pulls them in for more. We’ve all been there before: Head down in a book, eyes feverishly scanning the page in front of us,…
