Writing

If you’ve always dreamed of writing a book but you aren’t entirely sure where to start or you feel like you’re lost, then I’m here to tell you that you’re not alone. Every successful author that you read books from once was also a beginner that was also unsure of how to transform their ideas […]

One of the most popular fantasy series of all time has consistently been George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, which is better known by the TV adaptation series title, Game of Thrones. With its massive cast of engaging morally gray characters, intricate politics, noble intrigue, and intense violence and shocking twists,

Writing interesting characters sometimes involves going beyond the norm and convention. A mysterious main character is one way that you can make your story have more of an intrigue and depth compared to other books out there. However, there is a fine line between having an intriguing mysterious character and having just a plain confusing

Paranormal romance (PNR) is romance with a core of something supernatural. Think fated mates, vampire lords, witches with inconvenient crushes, demon hunters falling for demons, ghosts, angels, fae, shifters… if the central love story involves at least one character (or setting) that’s not strictly human-as-we-know-it, you’re in PNR territory. So for today’s post, I’ll be

One thing that I’m sure many writers have experienced before is the idea of abandoning manuscripts. It happens sometimes where we have such great ideas for stories and we have amazing concepts but when we actually go to write them, we may DNF or get to the end and suddenly realize that we don’t actually

From morally gray rogues who we fall for to quiet scholars whose courage surprises everyone, engaging characters are pretty much the heartbeat of any novel. Even if your plot is absolutely amazing and your premise is breathtaking, without engaging characters, your readers will find themselves at a loss. Characters are extremely important, and I think