Let me start by saying this is not an exhaustive list. It would probably be impossible to make a list of all the ways to improve a plot,...

I am excited to say I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by the wonderful Lucy K. over at Breathing in Freedom . The award is...

One of the talks I went to at the 2024 Realm Makers Conference was about how to write fight scenes. The speaker was Carla Hoch, who runs...

I drew this fantasy map for a novel I'm planning. The name is still a work in progress, but I've written up some backstory for the...

One of the most satisfying things in the world is a fresh, unbroken book spine. The next most satisfying thing is a book spine that will...

Nobody likes plagiarizers. Except, I suppose, plagiarizers. Though, I would guess, they probably don't appreciate getting called out...

Flowers of the Four Seasons is a Japanese-printed book measuring .75 by .75 mm, currently holding the Guinness World Record for smallest...

Skylar Rivers is the author of the Sky River Write blog, where she posts book reviews, writer interviews, and advice for teens. Despite...

The strangest thing in the world of writing is by far the words. It's quite sad how many wonderfully odd words have been forgotten over...

Most writers have habits or environments that help them think. A short walk, a favorite pen brand, or, in the case of Friedrich von...

Gremmington was much like Laurence remembered it. Dull, cold, and cloudy. The only thing he didn’t recognize was the ladder. Sturdy and...

Every bookworm knows how it goes. You buy books to read later, but you're reading so many books, it feels like you'll never get around to...

People usually think of math and writing as two parallel lines that never meet, so it's interesting to see where they cross each other's...

I recently attended the 2024 Realm Makers Christian Writer's Conference, and I thought it would be fun to share some of what I learned...

You've probably heard of a little book called Fahrenheit 451. What you may or may not have heard is the rumor that Ray Bradbury actually...

Rufus grunted as he placed the wooden crate on top of the others. The heavy lifting never got easier, but he imagined the crates as giant...

"There is the old saying that the road to true love doesn't run smoothly, but thanks to thousands of Mills & Boon romance novels, we hope...

Modern word processors are so prevalent that most authors don't know what they would do without them. Imagine meticulously planning out...

It always amazes me how stories have stories have followed humanity through each new era. With how important stories are, I find it...

I’ve learned from experience that both gardening and editing can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. Sometimes the weeds...