The Writer's Workout

Sidekicks get a bad rep: It can be easy for audiences to overlook a supporting role in favor of lavishing praise and adoration on the...

Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...

Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...

If you could write a story through Abraham Lincoln's eyes, how would you capture it? How did his wife react to that tragic night at...

The past few years have shown an increasing demand for more diverse media, especially when it comes to LGBT+ characters. Audiences crave...

Let me present you with a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that I’m pitching a YA novel about a young witch who, through circumstances...

Creating a fictional character of your own is probably one of the most rewarding experiences of being a writer. A solid main can...