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Discovering the Core

One piece of advice I’ve heard again and again from veteran writers is to know your core story. For new […]

Originally coined in 1994 in New Scientist magazine, the term “nominative determinism” is basically the idea that a person’s name

This post was previously published on the Romance Magicians blog: Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what

One of the central themes of my book THE MOONLIGHT MARKET, has to do with the consequences of a bargain.

Empathy. It’s something writers aspire to when they create a character. Sure, we have shortcuts like making a protagonist witty,

So January is editing and plotting month. I’m still writing on a little flash fiction, but mostly I’m editing. And

While prepping for NaNoWriMo, I found reference to a Panic Jar. It’s a jar with prompts to kickstart your writing.

Writing a 300 word piece of flash fiction is as much an art as writing a 300 page novel. When

Book dedications are funny things. Authors often present them as inside jokes, like the one to the right. Others offer

Today I’m going to talk about a problem I recently struggled with that other writers might also face—yes, I’m talking