By R.M. Archer Short stories and novels are two different beasts. In...

Dec 17, 2021 | Articles, Short Stories
By R.M. Archer Short stories and novels are two different beasts. In...
Dec 13, 2021 | Plot, Short Stories
By Rachel Leitch Short stories can be intimidating despite their size.They seem so easy. They love to fool me...
Dec 10, 2021 | Plot, Short Stories
May 10, 2021 | Style
By Chelsea Hindle We’ve all been there—engrossed in a beautiful book, with fantastic characters we’re rooting for, a...
May 4, 2021 | Style
By Jodi Clark Have you ever heard a story from a friend and thought, “Wow, they have a really different point of view...
May 3, 2021 | Style
By Jodi Clark If you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you’ve probably come across this phrase: “Show, don’t...
Apr 27, 2021 | Characters
Apr 26, 2021 | Characters, Plot
By Chelsea Hindle There’s something heart-wrenching about the friends to enemies trope. Over the course of a movie or...
Apr 23, 2021 | Characters, Romance
By Grace A. Johnson You’ve used tropes in every story you’ve ever dreamed up. That may seem like an exaggeration, but...
Apr 20, 2021 | Characters, Romance
Apr 19, 2021 | Characters
By Sandrina de KlerkSiblings! I adore reading about them, I adore writing about them, and I love living with them...
Apr 13, 2021 | Characters
By Jodi ClarkThey grab your attention. Their dialogue is both hilarious and sometimes cutting. These characters jump...