Your Email List Is Small. Give Readers a Reason to Join It. Suppose you publish a useful article, share the link and return to your email dashboard. Two people have subscribed. One… Read more
Planting Clues for Plot Twists That Hold Up on a Second Read A caretaker changes a lock. Someone complains about the expense. Your protagonist puts the receipt in a drawer and goes… Read more
Beyond Blood and Betrayal Beyond Blood and Betrayal: Crafting Plot Twists That Resonate Emotionally We all love a good plot twist, right? That moment… 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
The Hero’s Journey Conundrum: How to Break Free from Formulaic Storytelling Somewhere in your writing education—maybe in a workshop, maybe in a book, maybe just scrolling through writing Twitter at three… 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
Why Your Character’s Inner Conflict is Killing Your Story (And How to Fix It) The Invisible Problem Readers Can’t Name Your story has tension. There’s action, stakes, antagonists. But something feels… flat. Readers get… Read more
Too Many Plot Twists: Let a Revelation Have Consequences Suppose your investigator discovers that a witness lied. Before she can decide what to do, another chapter reveals that the… 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
