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From Yawns to Yays: How to Choose a Title Kids Will Love New!

Choosing the right title for a children’s book is a lot like picking the perfect wrapping paper for a special gift, since it’s the first thing readers notice and sets the tone for the experience inside. As an educator who has spent years reading stories...

The Power of Names in Writing: More Than Just Words New!

As a writer, I’ve always been fascinated by how names shape a story. I first learned this in my 11th-grade English class, where my teacher explained that names in literature aren’t just random; they carry weight, meaning, and often reveal deeper insights into characters. He...

The Writing Process: How Mine Looks Slightly Different from What I Learned in School New!

In school, we’re often taught a particular version of the writing process (maybe you also remember how you learned it). As I remember, the steps go like this: think of an idea, plan it, maybe with some mind map or bubble chart, write a draft,...

Quiet Spaces in a Noisy World: Why Writers Still Need Solitude New!

In a world driven by notifications, algorithms, and an unrelenting pressure to stay connected, it's easy to forget that some of the best writing emerges not from noise but from deep, undisturbed quiet. For writers, solitude isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity. In those uninterrupted...

How to Write a Protagonist Who’s One Bad Day Away From Becoming the Villain

Have you ever thought of the differences between the villain and the hero? The character who is usually considered a hero is someone who does the right thing. However, sometimes their choices blur the line between doing what's right and seeking revenge. These can also imply that...

Crafting Realms That Breathe: A Practical Guide To Effective World-Building

If magic, dragons, fairies, monsters, or alien espionage excite you, you are sure to be a lover of fantasy fiction. A genre that excites and enchants, fantasy fiction immerses readers in uncharted worlds of action and adventure. Readers get to detach from reality, as it were,...

Writing a Character Who Speaks Only in Metaphors and It’s Annoying but Brilliant

Have you ever met a character in a book who made you want to scream at them and applaud at the same time? That's precisely what happens when you read a story with someone who speaks only in metaphors. They confuse you, frustrate you, and somehow...

For Love of the Night Shift

When the world around us is quiet and everyone has wandered off to sleep, a particular kind of writer awakens: those of us who happen to do our best work between midnight and dawn. If you call us procrastinators or even introverts, you've got us...

Micro-Geography in Fiction Writing

Does it feel a bit like the days of the epic sweep in fiction, from sprawling landscapes to multigenerational sagas, and panoramic portrayals of society, are taking a page out of the tiny house school of thought? It feels to me like the quieter, more...

The Cozy Dystopia or When Small-Town Fiction Meets the End of the World

I almost fell off my seat on the London Underground, laughing, when a friend described her preferred style of dystopian fiction in the most British way imaginable: “I want it to be the end of the world, but with a lovely tea and tomatoes.” And...