About a hundred years ago, if you were to suggest that witches and Christians could co-exist in the same space, chances were you’d be hunted down and physically assaulted for it. Fifty years ago, if you were to suggest the same thing, no one would...
In American Horror Story: Coven, the Supreme, the leader of the group of witches, saw her own daughter as a vision of her death. Because of this, she abused and neglected her, trying to preserve the delusion that she was going to be powerful forever,...
Choosing a recurring theme for your story is very important. A story is incomplete without a theme to give it depth and allow the characters something to hold on to. A theme has a huge impact on the characters as they will grow, develop, and...
Many people have wondered about the psychology of evil. Could it be due to their living situations? Circumstances they can’t control? Or could it be due to certain genes they were born with? Is there a trigger for that evil? Or are we just mislabeling...
For the last decade, popular fiction, also known as genre fiction, has enjoyed mainstream success with modern audiences. From the terrifying If It Bleeds by Stephen King to Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas, it’s abundantly clear that genre fiction has a very warm place in...
We’re writers, right? So, in theory, we should be able to write. About anything. Or, just about anything. Including about ourselves.
The author bio is an important component of the author platform. What’s that? The means by which we promote ourselves and our writing. The author...
In the song, Teen Idle, by Marina and the Diamonds, the narrator wishes she did more with her youth. The song illustrates the tumultuous emotions that a teen may go through, even using religious imagery to integrate with the pressure teens face everyday. They may...
You’re an avid fan of romance. You’ve devoured every romance book you’ve ever come across, from classics such Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen to more modern romances like Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas and The Happy Ever After...
So how does one teach the fundamentals of writing? In most cases, instructors avoid bombarding the student with grammatical rules. The goal is to make the student kick-start with the writing process. For primary levels, it begins with a fun sentence construction activity by letting...
Writing is a discipline that will remain in demand until Judgment Day. Writing events, personal stories, and documents are indispensable tools for reference because, in order for civilization to get a better grasp of where it wants to go, it must learn from the successes...
