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How Old Should Your Protagonist Be?

When I wrote my “Piccadilly Street” series (“Mrs. Murray’s Ghost” and so on), my publisher wanted it to be a Young Adult novel. I had written my main character for Middle-Grade readers. She raised the protagonist’s age, but it still reads like a Middle-Grade novel....

Bizarro Fiction: Literature’s Wild Frontier

Somewhere out on the furthest fringes of weird, but just before entering pure chaos, sits a niche literary genre that has spent the past few years gaining serious traction. It's not called Bizarro fiction for nothing. This is the space where the bizarre isn’t simply...

The Protagonist Who Can Only Speak in Questions—But Still Manages to Be a Leader!

Have you ever met someone whose entire way of communicating feels like an endless game of 20 Questions? Now, imagine that person leading a group of people successfully. Sounds improbable, doesn't it? Yet, this is precisely what makes our protagonist unforgettable. Every sentence they speak...

Conflict – Every Story Needs It!

“Joseph!” she called again. Grabbing her jacket from behind the door to ward off the November chill, she shrugged into it as she jogged across the backyard. “Joseph Alon Tomah! What do you think you are doing?” she demanded, reaching the boy before he could...

The Pros and Cons of Doing Public Readings

You’ve published your first book and are looking for ways to promote your writing and yourself. The first thing that comes to mind is doing a book signing event at a local bookstore. But, how about a public reading? Is your book suitable for young...

Why Using AI to Write Fiction Is a Terrible Idea

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm and users are curating everything from code generation to resumes to, yes, writing entire books. As an editorial reviewer, the sheer volume of AI-written books and novels has completely changed the landscape. I'm here to tell you...

The Role of Conflict in Fiction: How to Create Tension That Drives the Story

While most of us hate conflict in our real lives, when we've settled in to read a book, there's very little that we actually want more. If there's no conflict in the story then what's the point? The characters have nothing to motivate them truly,...

The Power of Description

Must you describe everything to the ‘nth’ degree? Charles Dickens did. So have a lot of other authors. A description is important. It sets the place of the events in the story. It develops characters and their actions. It’s the filling that provides details to...

I Breathe Therefore I Write

Do you write every day? You should. Even if it’s not good writing. You can always edit what isn’t good and make appropriate improvements. You can’t edit what you haven’t yet written. Writing should be a vital part of your daily regimen. After all, that’s...

The Importance of a Sensitivity Reader When Writing Books About Ethnicities and Cultures Different From Your Own

As the world becomes more unified, authors often wish to tell stories, or at least involve characters, from ethnicities and cultures different from their own. Diversity in literature is incredibly important, but it also carries significant responsibility. To make certain that these portrayals are respectful,...