by kingdompen | Apr 23, 2021 | Characters, Romance
By Grace A. JohnsonYou’ve used tropes in every story you’ve ever dreamed up.That may seem like an exaggeration, but it’s true. Tropes are the fuel behind every good story, the foundation for every book. They’re the prompt or concept that makes itself clear before we...
by kingdompen | Apr 20, 2021 | Characters, Romance
By Allison Grace“Oh, Hero, you are the most handsome man I have ever met. You are so tall and so brave. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”“Love Interest, I feel the same.”Cue a paragraph about them kissing. Bleck.To be entirely honest, I dislike most...
by kingdompen | Apr 19, 2021 | Characters
By Sandrina de Klerk Siblings! I adore reading about them, I adore writing about them, and I love living with them (mostly, anyway). Sibling relationships in stories (and real life) have a wide range. You can start with the pretty perfect family, all the...
by kingdompen | Apr 16, 2021 | Short Stories
For Their Own Good Evangelyn Hill The road to Hamelin stretches out in an endless gray line, dusty and blinding under the ruthless sun. A young man stands there, feet...
by kingdompen | Apr 13, 2021 | Characters
By Jodi ClarkThey grab your attention. Their dialogue is both hilarious and sometimes cutting. These characters jump off the page, and their relationships with the other characters in the story only serve to make each character more interesting as they interact with...
