The Writer's Workout

“Show, don’t tell” is a well-worn anecdote that any aspiring writer has probably heard dozens of times—from well-meaning English...

One of the key elements of successful character development is knowing your character’s backstory, even though character development in...

A woman sits in the corner of a small dark room, crumpled in a chair, her back hunched and her legs drawn up to her chest. She sits...

Perspective is basically how a character experiences and interprets their world. In this blog, I want to explain perspective through its...

One device often used in fiction is a trope. Tropes are common themes seen across a wide range of stories. There are multiple kinds of...

These are the answers to Monday's Romance Tropes Crossword, courtesy of creator Nibira Abdullah. Clues: ACROSS 4: Relationships between...

Way back in ancient Greece, writers and philosophers conceptualized three major forms of Love: Eros, Agape, and Philia . In our variety...