“Busting the ‘Well-Read’ Myth” by Meg Trast “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all else: read a lot and write a lot.” - Stephen King G...

4 Ways to Identify Theme In Your Stories by Meg Trast I’ve been a-pondering quite a bit these past few weeks about “themes,” what they are, and how we discov...

"Had," One Year Later by Meg Trast I begin drafting this on the one-year anniversary of my “bad words” post. A great indication I’ve grown as a writer is I d...

Earlier this year, I wrote a post called, "What do you know?" I covered this topic to great extent in my book, but of course since writing it I’ve had new ex...

6 Ways to Keep in Character (without character sheets) - character consistency for fiction novels.

Landscape, Memory, Imagination. by Marian L. Thorpe I grew up reading classic English children’s books: Winnie-the-Pooh, first, and later The Wind in the Wil...

It's your voice! Use it! by KateMarie Collins One thing I’ve always admired about the fantasy genre is it doesn’t talk down to readers. Writers tend to assum...

Beta readers and critique partners are only necessary if you aren’t confident in your work .Now that we got that misconception out of the wa

Before I jump in, I must apologize for not posting as scheduled last week! Monday morning, I hit a deer on the highway and spent the day both caring for kids...

It can be tempting to over-explain in your writing. Sometimes you may feel the need to add an extra thought or sentence for clarity’s sake, or to make sure t...

Today, I’d like to talk about something that can really make or break your creative pose in terms of walking your reader through any given scene. It’s a comm...

Happy Sunday, my dear writer friends! Before we dive in this week, I'd like to share that I've recently interviewed with the talented Sarah Nestler. You can ...

Before I delve into today’s topic, I’d like to remind you that my new book, Write That Book You Keep Talking About: How to stop planning and start drafting, ...

Unfortunately, Wix has not yet resolved my text editing issue, so I’m still missing bios for the new beta readers. Please stick around to the end of this blo...

Before we begin today, a quick announcement! I was recently a guest on Natalie Lockett's Write Away Podcast, which you can listen to on her website! She open...

Let’s talk about prologues today! Every author and, in turn, every reader, has their own opinions about prologues. This is especially prominent in the world ...

Of constant discussion in circles of writing is the accursed Writer’s Block. (source) Among these conversations are statements like, “Writer’s block doesn’t ...

I’d like to wrap up this #febeditmonth with a challenge, both for authors and editors. Earlier this week, I was confronted by someone (who shall remain anony...

During this edit month, I'd like to highlight the differences between positive feedback, critical feedback, and negative feedback, and how to take critical f...

February is a month dedicated to editing! How fitting that the topic should come up as a controversial conversation this week on twitter (fellow author/edito...