The Writer's Workout

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...

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

"I refuse to cooperate!" "You listen to me." "I don't like your storyline." Do your characters say any of these things to you? No- You...

Here’s your fun fact for the day: HP Lovecraft couldn’t write dialogue to save his life. Seriously. He HATED writing dialogue to the...