What is a Prologue?
Inquiring minds want to know: What is a prologue? Well, basically it is an introduction.... but more specifically, it is used within a...
Recipe for Writing
The world of literature is vast and wide. Short stories. Poetry. Fiction. Memoirs. Non-fiction. History. Science Fiction. Children's...
The Trick to Writing Suspense
Here are some quick tips for writing suspense: Let the reader know what's at stake from the very beginning. Keep the stakes high. Put the...
Location, Location
Every story, whether short or long, takes place somewhere. It might be in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina, on a big ship...
From the Editor's Desk
Oftentimes, writers will ask me for tips on writing. Here are some writing secrets that I have learned in my role as an editor, and also...
Character Motivations
There are always reasons that we have for the things we do, feel, say, and believe. The same goes true for the characters in your story....
