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The five types of antagonist

In a story, there are five types of antagonist. Only one of those is what you would consider a “bad[…]

This post is about the business of writing because writing is a business. I’m going to do my best to[…]

Do magic systems in fiction need rules? I don’t know. But I do know that Brandon Sanderson, an author that has[…]

I have to confess that I struggle with creating a vivid sense of place sometimes. Usually when the setting is[…]

In honour of NaNoWriMo, let’s take a look at one of those topics that writers tend to Google far too[…]

Who else has heard of NaNoWriMo? If you have yet to encounter it, this is your introduction to something that will[…]

If you are looking for an audience for your stories you could do a lot better than targeting white able-bodied[…]

In this post, I am going to take a brief look at constructing the idea of Alien Numbers in your alien[…]

Mental illness is a topic that has long fascinated writers. Mental illness has been the topic of many different stories,[…]

I could give you advice on writing better (in general) but as I am still learning, here is what the[…]

Hack writing is the fastest way to go from interesting story to trite and boring without really trying. In almost[…]

Female characters. For whatever reason, they do not get the same page time as their male counterparts. There are no[…]