The Writer's Workout

Pacing is an unavoidable part of storytelling. Even when you aren’t thinking about it, your story will have a pace because the sections...

Is a prologue the right move for your story? Let’s figure that out together! In this Back to Basics course, we’ll talk about prologues:...

Sometimes I wonder if I’m a writer at all. There’s no apparent end to my list of story ideas, plots, character information, dialogue...

Indeed, it’s been proven time and time again that, in order to write a great novel, one ought to begin with a concrete plan.

As many great musings do, this think-piece all began with a Tumblr post. A few years ago, a rather irate user, “0l0x”, whose Tumblr header

Who doesn't love a villain? Or at least love to hate them? Writing villains might be the best part of storytelling

Everybody’s process is different. I’m of the opinion that if you’re taking words from your head and making them visible to others—whether