by Daeus | Apr 6, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Have you ever wanted to know exactly how to write a book that readers will love? What if they told you how to do it? That is essentially the idea behind the Better Books Survey. I questioned approximately 300 readers on what they’re looking for in a story and...
by Daeus | Dec 29, 2017 | Articles, Plot, Theme
Are you ready to type “The End”?For many writers, endings are intimidating, because they value a good ending and don't want to botch it. However, this mindset doesn't make endings any easier to write.Endings are one of my favorite topics, and below I'm...
by kingdompen | Dec 8, 2017 | Short Stories
By Hannah Robinson When the baker and his wife abandoned their infant son in the forest, they doubtlessly hoped a benevolent Faerie clan would find and raise him to be wise and good. Their hope was not foolish. Merciful Faeries often adopted Foundlings and raised them...
by Sierra | Jun 19, 2017 | Articles, World Building
By Sierra RetOn the surface, sci-fi is one of the easiest genres to define: stories involving speculative science. But the word speculative has deeper connotations than you might think. When authors incorporate as-of-yet uninvented technology into their stories, they...
by kingdompen | Aug 29, 2016 | Articles, Plot, Publishing
By Anastasia McTague Lots of young writers have had to tangle, at some point or another, with the terrible synopsis—a means of distilling the entirety of a story into a few intriguing sentences that quickly and easily explain the plot. If you haven’t yet had to write...
