Worldbuilding: How Much is too Much?
There is no such thing as too much worldbuilding. The greater the depth of the author’s knowledge of the setting of their book, the better. …
There is no such thing as too much worldbuilding. The greater the depth of the author’s knowledge of the setting of their book, the better. …
Once you get past the basics, punctuation starts to get weird. That’s because a lot of the less used punctuation are more about personal preference …
The Hero’s Journey is a story structure based on Joseph Campbell’s seminal work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, where he lays out the commonalities …
Genres are a fascinating part of the writing profession. They mean nothing and everything; they are both limiting and freeing; they are arbiters and arbitrary …
If you’re an independent author, you’ve probably done a lot of work on your title, blurb, and cover. Don’t screw it all up with the …
I am going to get right to the point and tell you the secret of writing action scenes: It’s not about the action. Like everything …
“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” Walt Whitman Way back when I was …
Sometimes the writing just won’t work. The words won’t come, or they’re all wrong when they do. Even if you manage to type something, you …
In the eternal debate about what is the best way to write, two terms have come into common usage: plotter and pantser. Plotters are the …
Resonate. It’s the word I use most often when talking about writing. But what does it really mean? Take the word home. The dictionary definition …