by Cole Salao
Writing fiction involves countless themes, concepts, and ideas that often clash, overlap, and blend together. This creates stories that exhibit different levels of complexity and diversity. In understanding how all of these elements create a whole, writers have...
by Cole Salao
Imagine how difficult it is to create a tale that’s truly horrific—one that reaches out from the page and threatens you in the safety of your home. Right from the start, the readers must feel a sense of dread, of something menacing that’s beyond their...
by Cole Salao
Reading fiction offers us an escape to imaginary lives, locations, and situations. The thrill of learning about a new world and all that’s within it is an adventure in itself. This is why adventure fiction is one of the biggest genres in literature and film. The...
by Nicholas Holloway |
For many authors seeking publication, writing the actual manuscript isn’t the hard part. For some, the most difficult aspect of publishing is devising the logline. The logline is a 1-2 sentence summary of your book or manuscript, typically used as a marketing piece to...
by Kaelyn Barron
If you ask a group of authors what their writing process is like, chances are they’ll each have a slightly different path to completing their novel. Some like to spend weeks or months in the research and planning process before they get started on their first...
by Yen Cabag
As a writer, you may have lofty dreams of sitting at your computer, waiting for your great muse to show up, and then just spouting off a whole, excellently-crafted, compelling short story in one sitting. The truth is that this very rarely happens! You might have...
