On Writing Archives

Battle of the Critiques

Stormrise author Jillian Boehme shares tips on how to use critiques to better your writing. Continue Reading Battle of the Critiques

Mirror Mirror On the Wall: Tips to Writing a Modern Fairytale

Sisters of Shadow and Light author Sara B. Larson shares how her writing was influenced by fairytales for #NaNoWriMo! Continue Reading Mirror Mirror On the Wall: Tips to Writing a Modern Fairytale

How to Write Believable Liars

Alexis Bass, author of the upcoming novel An Education in Ruin shares tips on how to write a believable liar. Continue Reading How to Write Believable Liars

Reclaiming the Old West in The Good Luck Girls

The Good Luck Girls author Charlotte Nicole Davis shares a letter to her readers. Continue Reading Reclaiming the Old West in The Good Luck Girls

Pushing Through the First Draft

Stormrise author Jillian Boehme shares tips on how to get through the first draft. Continue Reading Pushing Through the First Draft

Writing for the Screen vs the Page

Some writers dream of their words bound up in print. Some long to see their worlds on the silver screen. Debut author Robert Cochran is one of the lucky ones who’s got it both ways. Robert Cochran is an Emmy Award-winning executive producer and showrunner who co-created and executive produced the international television series phenomenon 24 and 24: Live… Continue Reading Writing for the Screen vs the Page

Building the World of Ship of Smoke and Steel

Many years ago, a friend of mine and I were doing some world design for a D&D campaign, and talking about one aspect of the default world presented in the manuals that has always bugged me: the role of magic in their society makes no sense. The rule we came up with, though not articulated… Continue Reading Building the World of Ship of Smoke and Steel

Category: On Writing