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How to Get More from your Reading Experience - Part 3

Start with the introduction. After settling down with the right read for the particular time that you will be reading, take notice of what you would easily ignore. Notice the cover image and the title. Take note of what resonates with you and what does...

Tips on Naming your Fictional Character - Part 2

Select different sounding names for different characters Similar sounding names like Molly and Polly, Ally and Andy should be avoided to prevent confusion unless the similarity in the characters’ names is central to the storyline. It also takes more time to read a book with similar...

Tips on Naming your Fictional Character - Part 1

There is more to a name that appears in a novel. As you select one for your fictional character, there are a few considerations you need to make. Names are some of those elements in your book that are subtle and their impact may not...

How to Get More from your Reading Experience - Part 2

Deeper reads have the advantage of taking you to a whole new world where you can picture yourself in another setting and forget everything around you. They have a greater advantage compared to lighter ones. However, time for such reads is more limited which brings...

How to Get More from your Reading Experience - Part 1

Part of being a great writer is being a great reader. Reading plays a significant role in a writer’s life, that is, for any writer who wants to get better at their writing. However, readers read with different intentions in mind. While sometimes we read...

On Transgressive Fiction (Part 2 of 2)

Art does not always celebrate the beautiful. Art also shows us the dark side of human existence. This is what makes transgressive fiction an important genre. From a psychological standpoint, we do not want to get ourselves into any form of hurt or trouble. When...

On Transgressive Fiction (Part 1 of 2)

Not many writers dabble in transgressive fiction. The genre deals extensively with taboo subjects and characters that fall under the antisocial spectrum. I once had a chat with a bookworm who told me that she isn’t particularly thrilled with reading this genre because it depresses...

Should You Abandon or Continue Writing Your Novel? (Part 2 of 2)

While some people look down on the writing profession, others can only wish that they could become a writer. At parties, bars, and cafes, you often hear people complimenting writers they meet by stating that they have often dreamed of writing a book someday. In the...

Should You Abandon or Continue Writing Your Novel? (Part 1 of 2)

You are reading this because you love to write. You have that personal need to jot down what’s in your head. You want to go for the big leagues--write the great American novel and earn accolades from it. This is your way to satiate your...

Imagism - A Poetry Workshop Lesson

During school, it felt like poetry was the more rushed lesson, the more brushed past lesson, the more dreaded lesson. It felt as though less effort was put into teaching the real art and beauty of poetry. I know my classmates found a lot of...