Everybody’s process is different. I’m of the opinion that if you’re taking words from your head and making them visible to others—whether

by Lynne Fellows Head's Up: Most of the conferences.conventions are either postponed or cancelled, but that doesn't mean you can't see what they're all about...

I felt so empowered last week. I inked up a pen, opened a new journal (this one has a peacock on the cover!) and set to work. I had a line in my head that I w...

I’m a terrible writer. I don’t mean my writing is bad or that I hate my own words. What I mean is that, as a person who writes, I’m terrible: unfocused, conf...

A Male Seductress in Shrek 2 The Shrek franchise was successful for a number of reasons: Its double entendres that entertained children and adults alike, uni...

by E.E.. Suchowolec I'm sure we all know the character: the dame with legs for days, the vamp with pillowy lips, the siren with the golden voice. She causes ...

I’ve collected journals my entire life. Pretty embossed ones with yellow butterflies, purple colored-ones with twisted vines, bright ones with cartoon elepha...

Anyone who has paid attention to publishing trends these last few years knows that Young Adult (YA) is a huge, saturated market. It seems authors are writing...

History has always fascinated me. Even as a child, I devoured books about the sinking of the Titanic, the French Revolution, the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, an...

If you could write a story through Abraham Lincoln's eyes, how would you capture it? How did his wife react to that tragic night at Ford’s Theater? How about...

The past few years have shown an increasing demand for more diverse media, especially when it comes to LGBT+ characters. Audiences crave stories that put LGB...

So, who else here likes to read fantasy? (Seriously, I can’t be the only one. Raise your hand!) I love to immerse myself in a good fantasy book. It's like I’...

Let me present you with a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that I’m pitching a YA novel about a young witch who, through circumstances outside of her contro...

Creating a fictional character of your own is probably one of the most rewarding experiences of being a writer. A solid main can determine how much you value...

Welcome to Trope Challenge 2019! My name is Emily; I’m the Director of Education for the Writer’s Workout, and I will be your plucky guide, your wise teacher...

Procrastination is my best frenemy. Case in point, when I was asked to write a blog post on procrastination, this is what I did instead: watched The Nightmar...

Often times, readers fall into categories of genres they like and genres they don’t like. Some readers love romance novels while others revel in high fantasy...

Jitters and chills aren’t just for the movies, you know. With enough trepidation, a good horror story can leave the reader questioning the mundane right when...

As a kid, I couldn’t get my hands on enough books. I’m guilty of hiding under my covers, after bedtime, with a flashlight and a good book. Today, I go throu...