The Writer's Workout

How do you picture a “Freak of the Night”? Does he loom over you and haunt your nightmares? Is he made of someone else’s (or several...

The more I look around the more I realize: everyone has something to say, and something they believe they have to do. In fact I would argue that we all strive to have a purpose one way or another: a grand meaning for which we lead our lives. We’re all living on a giant hunk of spinning rock after all, so why not make the most out of that, right? Nothing’s ever just what it seems, and if it was, well, life would be kind of boring. You can apply that same idea to stories, too.

As a writer (and reader) who is passionate about character-driven stories, I’ve picked up ways in which writers are able to write...

Today, we're talking about something I think we all dread, even if it's only a little bit… being purposeful.  A lot of writers fear this...

It’s very easy to fall in love with words. Single ones, lost in the winds of our inspiration, or even securely latched to a grand flowery...

How you tell a story says everything. You want to keep readers invested  in what’s happening and not lose their interest. It’s important...

It's finally happened. The words are spilling forth, ink's spraying everywhere and/or keys are clicking at a pace too fast to hear as...