The Best Ways to Prologue a Book
Every time you crack open a new book, you do it without thinking: start flipping to chapter one. Few books begin at the beginning. There are usually a handful of
Category: Writing and Reading
Posts about all things writing. How to write, how I write, how others write, writing themes, writing tips, ideas, famous writing, and more.
Also posts about reading: how to read, why we read, and what we should read.
10 Things I’ve Learned After Three Years of Blogging
Each year in December, my blog’s anniversary month, I like to reflect back on the things I have learned and the things I have accomplished. Blogging is an ever-evolving platform,
How Meditation Can Make You a Better Writer by Devi Nina Bingham
By: Devi Nina Bingham The benefits of meditation Adherents to meditation claim that it offers mental health, physical, and spiritual benefits, including reducing stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and improving mood.
10 Writing Tips for Those Who Hate to Write
I used to think that, on some level, everyone liked to write. Oh, how wrong I was. It may be because when we would get a writing assignment in school,
Lots in a Name by Judith Crow
By: Judith Crow I love naming characters – it’s one of the first joys of writing any book. My parents gave all their children fabulous names, especially us five girls
How to Effectively Carry Out a Developmental Edit on Your Novel
By: Chelsea of Stand Corrected Editing Once you’ve finished writing your manuscript, you may experience an intense feeling of joy and achievement. You’ll get the champagne out and celebrate with
11 Ideas for Writers Using Setting
When you sit down to write something new, what comes to you first: the characters or the story? Maybe it’s different for every piece. And when you get blocked, maybe
How Book Covers Influence the Online Book Community
As much as we like to complain about social media ruining our lives, if you do it right, you can make it into a welcome portal made up of all
Thoughts From a Book Reviewer: Part 3 – Book Blogging
In part three of my “Thoughts From a Book Reviewer” series, I chronicle the process of starting my own book blog where I get to decide the format, guidelines, and
Thoughts From A Book Reviewer: Part 2 – Reviewing Professionally
In part two of my “Thoughts From a Book Reviewer Series,” I’m going to talk about those first book review gigs. These experiences taught me how to review within the
Thoughts From a Book Reviewer: Part 1 – The Early Years
Some people casually read a book, watch a movie, or binge a TV show, and then move on to the next form of entertainment. Others absorb stories entirely differently. They
Spirited Author Hopes to Inspire with Her Book, Willful Evolution
By: Janice Beetle I know a book is a good fit for my mind when I can’t put it down, and I read everything from the prologue to the acknowledgments
“Converting Monster:” A Short Story by Kerat Kaur Jhai
By: Kerat Kaur Jhaj Today’s post is a short story by Kerat Kaur Jhai, author of the fantasy novel, Himagus. Converting Monster You know how the nights are, don’t you?
My Pinterest Process
Blogging is competitive. Like any type of writing, there’s so much content out there that it’s hard to get your voice heard. Simply sharing links isn’t going to capture an
A Recipe for Kitchen Fiction by Michael Daswick, Author of Zin Mignon and the Secret of the Pickled Pigs’ Feet
By: Michael Daswick In the realm of juvenile literary characters, we find almost everything: 13 year-old wizards; youngster time-travelers; space-invaders; kid pirates; spies; sleuths; pet-detectives; dragon masters; explorers of lost