Writing

Fantasy and romance are each some of the biggest genres in literature out there and have been some of the biggest for what feels like forever. Now, of course, there are people (like myself) who enjoy it when stories combine the two elements together. The rapidly growing combination of fantasy and romance has created an […]

Romance is written in a number of different ways, depending on if it’s the focus of the story or if it exists within the story’s plot, but not as the main plot. Furthermore, it also depends on if the author is going for specific tropes or not. One of the more popular structures in romance

Villains are among the most popular characters in fictional stories. Take a look at Star Wars for instance, where everybody seems to love the villain Darth Vader. There are also plenty of romance novels where the villain is a romantic interest of the main character. How about The Lord of the Rings, where the villain

Self-publishing is certainly not a new phenomenon in the book world, but it’s definitely been gaining some traction and has been increasing in popularity more and more over the past few years. Although the traditional publishing route is still a very valid and very solid option to strive for, some authors have found tons of

As a writer and author, I’ve always looked for tools that facilitate the writing process and make it more user-friendly, intuitive, organized, or just plain easier. Of course, when I first started writing, I used Google Docs and Microsoft Word since those were the tools available at my disposal easily, but it turns out that

If you picked up a random book from your local bookstore, chances are you’ll find that it was written in one of the two perspectives: First- or third-person, and less commonly second-person. Now, when the author of that book made the decision to write from that particular perspective, there was a reason. Of course, I’m

At the core of a story is the idea of conflict. Conflict allows for a plot to be driven forward, create relationships, and build tension in a story. Without conflict, stories tend to feel quite boring. Our normal day-to-day lives have conflict of some sort, from maybe dropping a cup on the ground to getting

Writing a book is not an easy task, and I certainly can attest that it could take significantly more than a month to complete the writing process from start to finish. Then again, I often like to draw out my writing so that I have proper amounts of time to plan, but still, there have

Fantasy is often attributed to the world of ancient tribes and medieval kingdoms where we have knights and dragons and wizards. Overall, fantasy has long held a very Medieval European sort of aesthetic to it, and that aesthetic has remained steadfast to this very day. However, fantasy doesn’t need to necessarily be based in a

If there’s one tool almost every writer swears by, it’s Scrivener. And yes, I’m one of those writers who swears by Scrivener. I remember back in eighth grade when my English class had an author come talk to us about her books and the writing process. I had asked the author what tool she used

Fantasy comes in many different styles and forms, and there are so many kinds that you can read from out there. The idea of fantasy itself typically refers to a world that is different from our own in some capacity and it almost always involves the idea of a magic system or at least something