The Writer's Workout

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

Disclaimer: this review includes mild to moderate spoilers. Trigger warnings for the book: Parental death, fire, violence (moderate), car...

The dust settles as the hero defeats villain after villain before continuing their quest to defeat the antagonist. What happens then?...

As a writer, I have learned that my favorite thing in fiction is the process of world building. World building is such an awesome concept

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

No matter if you are writing a historical fiction novel, a "what-if" novel, or a real-world novel, all of these stories have one thing in...