Back to Basics: Hearing the Story
A note before we begin: This course is designed to help hearing writers achieve stronger flow and pacing. In our experience, deaf writers...
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Lindsey Odorizzi
- Aug 3
- 4 min
What You Need to Know About Literary Agents
I just came back from the Columbia Publishing Course, a six week intensive program meant to prepare students for both book and...
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Izhan Arif
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Back to Basics: Reading
This course honors the fortieth anniversary of one of the most influential (and our favorite) pro-reading shows on tv, Reading Rainbow,...
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Lindsey Odorizzi
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Writing Without Deadlines
For my final semester of college, I decided to complete an honors project in fiction. It was the most intensive writing project I’ve ever...
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Theresa Green
- Mar 23
- 7 min
Five Commonly Misunderstood Terms
Every industry has its own language and publishing is no exception. Do you know what these terms really mean? Let’s find out… Beta Reader...
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Izhan Arif
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Back to Basics: Prologues
Is a prologue the right move for your story? Let’s figure that out together! In this Back to Basics course, we’ll talk about prologues:...
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Susan Matteucci
- Dec 22, 2022
- 4 min
Tips and Tricks to Writing Time Travel Into Your Story
Time travel and time manipulation is a very common conflict in science fiction, fantasy, and even more action-based genres of fiction....
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Izhan Arif
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Back to Basics: Personification
For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re talking about personification. Each Back to Basics course includes a challenge at the end to...
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Lindsey Odorizzi
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Build Your Author Brand
This month, we’re focusing on your brand; and no, not your favorite brand of paper towels, we’re talking about your author brand! You may...
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Izhan Arif
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Back to Basics: Flawed Characters
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...
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Zoe Luh
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
Publishing Poetry: Tips and Insights from a First-Time Author
In June 2019, I began the process of publishing my first book of poetry. It started on a whim; a friend on my slam poetry team said they...
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Sierra Spader
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Revision: A Scary but Necessary Step
Revision can be a daunting task that seems endless. Changing a piece that you have worked so hard on can be emotionally taxing and...
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Dorian Martin
- Sep 17, 2020
- 6 min
Unconventional Tips for Writers in a Creative Crisis
A creative crisis, also known as a writer’s block, is a writer’s number one enemy. It can creep up in the worst moments...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
On Redemption Arcs: A farewell to the easy villain
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
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Be Prepared: Let's Talk Villains
Who doesn't love a villain? Or at least love to hate them? Writing villains might be the best part of storytelling
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Skylar Nitzel
- Jul 9, 2020
- 4 min
Villains We Love to Hate: Tips on Crafting Strong and Unique Antagonists
When you think of a villain, what do you imagine? The tyrannical dictator of a dystopian novel? The gruesome monster under the bed? The...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Isn't It Funny: The Joker Archetype
The Jester archetype can be used in so many different ways when it comes to writing a story.
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Briana Gonzalez
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Mentors: The Helping Hands
A mentor is a person, usually an older, seasoned person, who guides the hero onto the path to fulfilling their destiny.
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Briana Gonzalez
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Characters with Disabilities
Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...
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Stephanie Stott
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Art of Historical Fiction
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...
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