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You Were My Brother: Writing Friends to Enemies Relationships
By Chelsea Hindle There’s something heart-wrenching about the friends to enemies trope. Over the course of a movie or...
How to Pull Off These 4 Popular Romance Tropes
By Grace A. Johnson You’ve used tropes in every story you’ve ever dreamed up. That may seem like an exaggeration, but...
Foil Characters: What They Are and How to Use Them
By Josiah DeGraafSo, if you’ve been following my articles for a while, you may have noticed that I talk a lot about...
How to Keep Writing Even When You Feel Like Quitting
By Hope AnnI wanted to write a novella in one week. The math was simple enough;...
10 Steps to Writing a Successful Poem
Staring at blank paper can be daunting. It’s just a piece of paper, but there’s...
Pitfalls and Strengths of Historical Fiction
By Sophia WhiteTime-travel, with or without the use of machines, has been a growing theme in fiction in the last...
Is Fiction Inherently Worse Than Nonfiction?
A couple months ago, I came across an article from a semi-popular Christian blogger whom I generally respect in which...
Why Minor Characters Should Be Flat Characters
By Josiah DeGraafFour years ago, I was beginning a rewrite of A Darkened Light, which was my second full-length novel...
Hard Love: How Shedding Romance Can Highlight Love
Stories follow a familiar pattern because it works. When it comes to character...
7 New Reasons to Love Microsoft Word
By Sarah Spradlin In a world where gaining and maintaining writerly motivation is about as hard as putting down a...
The Challenge of Love: Writing Love
Why does love in so many books or movies get relegated to the narrow confines of romance? Yes, romance is...