Drafting ...no, I'm not talking about the United States Army or Airforce. This reference is what I call the fourth stage of writing. Some...

Plotting and outlining together are the third stage of writing. These two forms of writing are sometimes used interchangeably; but...

Just as there are steps for a recipe , there are different stages of writing. Knowing the stages of writing can be beneficial in breaking...

In many ways, books are like people, as each one carries an essence of life, inspiration, and influence of its own. You know what people...

Thematic significance is the moral, statement, or universal truth an author is conveying to their readers through their short stories,...

Voice is one of the most distinctive features within fiction and from authors' different writing styles alone. There are certain literary devices that can allow authors and writers express and show characters' worldviews, distinguish multiple characters from one another, or create emotional atmospheres in their setting descriptions and environments that speaks to their readers. Previously, I discussed literary devices for adding style and adding color. Below are a few lite

Like artists who paint on canvases, writers can also create beautiful images and pictures by the use of their words. Aside from literary devices that add style and add voice, there are particular literary devices that can be beneficial for writers to add color to their writing, create intrigue, and engross their readers in their short stories and novels. Some of these include the following list of literary devices below. Literary devices that add color: Similes Metaphors Pe

Literary devices are writing tools and techniques that can help writers intrigue their readers more into their short stories, books, or...

Editing is one of the least favorite parts of the book creation process for writers because it takes focus, critical thinking,...

Interior and exterior are the two different types of settings within story writing. As I mentioned in my previous post of worldbuilding,...

Worldbuilding is the creation of a story, imaginary, or physical world in which your characters live and have their being.

Writing a standalone novel is one thing, but completing a whole book series is another and much more challenging. On the flip side,...

Character development is the internal and external transformation characters go through during and after the course of the story.

In my previous blog posts, I discussed nine generic types of characters and five common story characters in fiction, but what actually...

Characters...they are the most popular story element and very important when it comes to creating a short story, novel, or play. After...