The Writer's Workout

From the moment we are born, we are advancing—whether we would like to or not. Old, smaller teeth fall out and get replaced with new,...

For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re talking about flawed characters. Each Back to Basics course includes a challenge at the end to...

The Creator archetype can be one of the most fun to write. What's more fun to write about than an inventor, a creator, a character who...

Not gonna lie, this is a tough one for me. When I think about the Child or Innocent archetype, my mind goes blank.

As many great musings do, this think-piece all began with a Tumblr post. A few years ago, a rather irate user, “0l0x”, whose Tumblr header

Who doesn't love a villain? Or at least love to hate them? Writing villains might be the best part of storytelling

If you find William Shakespeare’s work a tad stuffy, or if you feel overburdened by the near inescapable crowd of theatre scholars who...