The Writer's Workout

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , Link wakes up entombed and suffering from amnesia. At the heart of his lost memories is Zelda, but—what is his connection to her? Why is that name… familiar? As the game unfolds, you are prompted to fight, explore, and, most pertinently: recall the past through Zelda's scattered memories. The game's open design allows you to experience them in any order, emulating Link's recollection without dissolving the story. And there lies the

You know all about BookTok and its giant splash in the written world, especially when this trend totally took over the internet during COVID-19. The world needed the escapist nature of literature more than ever.  TikTok inspired creators to share interesting books by encouraging an "underrated reads" tag on posts. This helped highlight more authors and some great popular books have come out of this discourse as a result. Additionally, small businesses are using the trend to m

How do you picture a “Freak of the Night”? Does he loom over you and haunt your nightmares? Is he made of someone else’s (or several...

As a writer (and reader) who is passionate about character-driven stories, I’ve picked up ways in which writers are able to write...

Today, we're talking about something I think we all dread, even if it's only a little bit… being purposeful.  A lot of writers fear this...

Let’s talk writing communities. You know them. You love them. (Hopefully...) If you’re a writer, you probably have some sort of community...

Have you ever opened a book and suddenly found yourself holding a sword, soaring on the back of a dragon, or standing on the edge of a...