by Kaelyn Barron
Has an author’s words ever made a place feel so real and intriguing that you were ready to pack your bags and follow the characters on an adventure? Then you headed over to your favorite travel site only to find that the setting of that book or film wasn’t...
by Cole Salao
Characters can make or break a story. When they’re written well, they can evoke the most powerful emotions from the reader. There’s nothing more joyous than finding a character who you love, whether it’s on the screen or on the pages of a book—...
by Cole Salao
We may not know for sure whether aliens exist, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of writers from making them the stars of their intergalactic tales. . If you’re thinking about writing some extraterrestrials into your next story, you might think you can simply...
by Cole Salao
Finding the perfect book title is one of the most important marketing decisions you’ll ever make for your book. Do it right and you’ll attract readers from just a glance. Do it wrong and your books will stay on their shelves. Now, good titles aren’t...
by Cole Salao
How dull would speculative fiction be without a few monsters to spice it up? Literature has always been full of memorable monsters that appear in a wide variety of genres and forms. They’re products of our fears and imaginations—primal forces that influence our...