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What to Do While Waiting for Your Beta Readers

Not all authors use beta readers, but they can be extremely helpful in sorting out a story. From noticing dropped subplots, to typos, to missing sequences, beta readers can contribute to your success as an author. In my experience, they have always helped to improve...

Do Your Characters Fail to Come to Life?

Many writers are very good at creating characters and some even have a natural talent for creating living, breathing, three-dimensional people without working up a sweat, while other writers have to apply all manner of life support just get their characters to breathe on their own....

Tips for Coming up with Great Character Names

Every story is its own world; whether it is set on another planet, a small town, a bustling city, or a future time. So choosing the right names for your characters can be a challenge. You want a name that will stand out in your...

Zimbabwean Legends

You can write your unique spooky story by either creating your own monster, creature, or horror yourself or by finding a monster that is not well known. Researching myths and legends in other cultures will help you to find something that has a rich history...

Argentinian Myth Monsters

Want to write your own spooky story? In How to Write a Unique Spooky Story, I advised either creating your own monster, creature, or horror yourself or by finding a monster that is not well known. I advised finding a monster by researching myths and...

Mythical Creatures in The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

In How to Write a Unique Spooky Story, I advised finding a monster by researching myths and legends in other cultures to find a creature or creatures with a rich history surrounding it, but that is not considered modern and that is certainly not well known....

Monsters and Creatures of Albanian Myth

In How to Write a Unique Spooky Story, I wrote about how to write a unique spooky story by either creating your own monster, creature, or horror yourself or by finding a monster that is not well known. I advised finding a monster by researching...

Different Types of Dictation and Transcription

When it comes to writing, most writers immediately think of typing with a computer or writing on paper with a pen or pencil. There are, in fact, very few writers that think about dictation as a writing method because only recently have people been able...

The LGBT Community in Literature

I remember taking a course on the psychosocial issues of HIV, and learned about the different issues surrounding the LGBT community. From political discrimination, to religious and societal prejudice, there’s no doubt that in the past this group has been ostracized. However, in that class, I’ve...

Why It’s Completely Fine For Your Character To Go Insane

I recently had the pleasure of watching a play of a video game called Nier Automata, which encompasses a beautiful story where existentialism and philosophical negativity intertwine. I even cried when one of my favorite characters had gone insane, and struggled between hating his love interest,...