The Writer's Workout

Who doesn’t like a hero? They save the day, go on adventures, and maybe even get a love interest. Yes, the anti-hero is fun and broody...

I fell in love with anti heroes early and hard. To me, heroes were a bit boring. I mean, they were necessary for the story, but the...

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

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...

Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...

Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...

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...