Conquering the Query Trap Conquering the Query Trap: Insider Secrets for Landing Agent Attention So, you’ve poured your heart and soul into a manuscript,… Read more
The Invisible Scaffolding: How to Build a Compelling Character Arc From Scratch Ever feel like your characters are just…going through the motions? Like their actions lack weight, their motivations feel flimsy, and… Read more
Worldbuilding for Beginners And Those Who Think T Worldbuilding 101: It’s Not Just Dragons and Spaceships So, you want to write a story that transports readers to another… Read more
Character Identity Crisis: Using Inner Conflict to Build Compelling Character Arcs When Your Character Doesn’t Know Who They Are The most gripping inner conflict often isn’t about choosing between two things—it’s… Read more
Plotting with shadows A frequently asked question authors get is some variation of: How do you write? What is your writing process? Entire… Read more
The Difference Between a Story Idea and a Story That Actually Survives the Draft I have a folder on my computer called “Story Ideas” with over sixty entries in it. Premises. What-ifs. Characters I… Read more
I Tried Writing Every Day and Then Tried Not Writing Every Day For about three months last year, I wrote every single day. Didn’t miss once. I had a streak going and… Read more
The Smallest Writing Habit That Quietly Changed Everything for Me I should say upfront that this isn’t going to be a dramatic story. No life-changing transformation. No moment where everything… Read more
I Rewrote the Same Scene Five Different Ways and Here’s What Changed Each Time A few weeks ago, I got completely stuck on a scene. Two characters, a kitchen, a conversation that needed to… Read more
What Happens When You Let a Character Make a Bad Choice on Purpose I was about three chapters into a short story when I realized my protagonist was about to do something incredibly… Read more
