As much as we’d like to blame life, chance, or other people about the opportunities we don’t get and the risks we don’t take, ultimately, we tend to get in
Below is my interview with Brittany Benko, an aspiring musician turned poet who began writing with a “why not me?” attitude. She has now published a collection of poems titled
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?
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
Below is my interview with romance author, Eli Gilić, a writer who actually works in the book industry. You can really see her skills at work in the detailed way
So many picture book authors I know are inspired to write their stories from real life. They often have a young relative who serves as inspiration for the story, and
Sometimes entertaining stories come in gruesomely twisted forms. It’s why true crime is so popular and why we watch horror films in the dark. Author Kirill Khrestinin plays on this
By: Vinod Balan The importance of knowing your strengths and weaknesses I used to play a lot of football/soccer as a kid. Most kids were obsessed with playing in the
Why are women drawn to such dark stories? Dark stories show us that our fears, experiences, and oppression is historical, universal, and valid. But they can also be empowering, educational,
No one is harder on us than we are on ourselves. We can also be the most unforgiving. Sometimes this is a good thing. It drives us towards success, but
An abusive, neglectful childhood is an understandable reason to feel traumatized in adulthood. However, it doesn’t have to define a person’s entire life. Authors Justin and Alexis Black recognized this
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
By: Surabhi Kaushik My love for writing is best expressed with this quote by Louis L’Amour: “Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is
With so many other, easier forms of entertainment to digest in the world, it’s an author’s job to make the time that a reader takes to read their book worthwhile.