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Lesser Known Punk Genres to Explore

If you're not feeling the usual Steampunk genre, there's several other options that are similar but each has their own twist. Lesser known genres are harder to research, so exploring the novels that are described as such is key. A recent genre called Silkpunk has emerged,...

Tips for Diving into the Steampunk Genre

Steampunk is a cult genre that's often underrated. Steampunk is described as technology that is powered by steam, and often set in Victorian England or Wild West America. The story often includes an alternate history, with well-known events tweaked by gadgets and steam powered inventions. Jules Verne...

The Perfect Time to Tell Your Best Ghost Story

The month of October is full of all things related to Halloween: witches, zombies and ghosts. Everyone is talking about spooky things. Everyone loves a good zombie story, mainly due to the success of The Walking Dead, but where did the ghosts go? They're not...

What Makes a Great Story?

I love reading but due to my busy schedule, I’ve learned to embrace audio books. I can run through several audio books, especially on those days that I spend a lot of time in the car traveling. Initially, I was not a fan, but an...

Time Travel Story Problems

Time travel is an interesting concept that appears most often in science fiction and fantasy genres. However, while anyone can write a time travel story, not everyone can write a good one that makes sense. One of the biggest struggles most authors face when it comes...

How to Write Legal Fanfiction

If you have decided that you want to try your hand at writing fanfiction and posting it online, the first thing you need to do is make sure you are writing legal fanfiction. Fanfiction is when a writer takes the story and/or characters from a...

Taking Inspiration: Fanfiction

The first step in writing a book is always the inspiration; the book starts with the author becoming inspired to write their fiction book. That inspiration is what leads to character creation, plot line creation, and setting creation. Now not all books require inspiration for the...

Tips for Writing Believable Animal Characters

Animals in fiction have always left an impression on readers, from the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland to the tragic story of Old Yeller. They're friends and companions, show human nature, teach life lessons, or simply cause mischief with riddles and disappearing bodies. How...

Tips for Making Your Fairy Tale Retelling Different

To write a fairy tale you need to know your fairy tales. There are several out there, many that are rarely heard of. There's French, German, Chinese, and so many other tales from around the world. Even the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson have...

Advice for Writing Historical Fiction

There are several fascinating people in history that can be used for inspiration, from Anne Frank to the love affair of Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Don't be afraid to tell stories based on real life people, and give an inside look into the personal...