Mundane Utility: The Everyday Uses of 5 Powers in Fiction
I know I've said in my article about common writing pitfalls that one big mistake is obsessing over your worldbuilding and neglecting your plot as a result.... Read more.
5 Powers You Risk Becoming a Deus Ex Machina
Writers of speculative fiction know how hard it is to build worlds and magic systems entirely from scratch and work all of it seamlessly into the story's plot.... Read more.
5 Excellent Writing Tones to Use When Writing Your Horror Story
Tone is important for any story, but I'd argue that it's absolutely vital for writing horror. When your goal is to scare, the wrong tone could render those... Read more.
Personality Quiz: How Would You Be Unalived in a Horror Movie?
Please note: If the quiz is not appearing directly on the page for you (this happens sometimes for mobile users), try this link instead: alternate quiz... Read more.
How to Make Your Social Media Posts Interesting and Interactive
I am what you might call a "social media ho." I am unhealthily fixated on constantly churning out content and/or doomscrolling on Twitter. But the good thing... Read more.
8 Sci-Fi Story Plot Ideas That Don’t Involve Space
My fantasy version of this post got a lot of love, so I decided it was time to switch up the genres a bit, hitting you with some sci-fi plot ideas that don't... Read more.
8 Common Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Ah, the burden of being a writer. There are many writing pitfalls you can fall into if you aren't careful, and even the most practiced and accomplished writers... Read more.
4 Fantasy Romance Plot Ideas to Write (With Examples!)
Jump To: Take a Classic Fantasy Villain and Give Them Some Lovin' Battle Buddies to Lovers? Stick With the Tried and True: Enemies to Lovers... Read more.
Top 10 Scary SCPs to Keep You Up at Night
For those new to this rabbit hole of eldritch horrors, the SCP Foundation is one giant collaborative writing project in which entries are written in the form... Read more.
5 Fantasy Clichés That You Don’t Necessarily Have to Avoid
We're doing this again, but we're switching genres this time around! Clichés might be clichés, but they didn't just become that way out of nowhere. They're... Read more.
7 (More) Unusual Story Settings to Set Your Story
Are you getting a sense of déjà vu? Me too. We did this once before, exploring some unusual story settings to set your next book, but the possibilities are... Read more.
Getting More Twitter Engagement
It seems the Twitter algorithm has seen some changes recently, and my precious post on maximizing engagement is, for the most part, outdated. So it's time to... Read more.
Incorporating the Five Senses in Your Fiction Stories
"Show, don't tell." Advice every writer has heard at least once. In addition to the usual challenges of effective storytelling—the plot, the worldbuilding,... Read more.
8 Fantasy Story Plot Ideas that Don’t Involve Quests
If you're like me, you might be browsing the internet right now instead of writing because you're stuck, cornered by the dreaded writers block. Fear not,... Read more.
Underrated Scary Mythical Creatures With Horror Potential
Whether you're afraid of the dark, afraid of drowning, afraid of bugs, afraid of being alone, or—hell—afraid of sentient tires or tomatoes, chances are you... Read more.
Interesting Ways a Fictional World or Society Can Collapse
Chances are, if you are creating a fantasy or scifi world, you will need to explore this fictional society that you've created. And chances are, that society... Read more.
5 Tired Character Motivations
Characters have always been a struggle in my writing. What do they want? Why do they want it? What have they endured in the past that has put them in the... Read more.