Ask Questions in the Edit
No draft of creative writing comes out perfect, you have to ask questions in the edit. I go through several
how-to
Worst Tropes of YA Heroines
The tricky part of writing a YA fantasy is dealing with the worst tropes of YA heroines. We’re talking all
Pride and Prejudice as a YA novel
Consider Pride and Prejudice as a YA novel. Not only the archetypal romance, but the mother of Young Adult fiction,
Not the Chosen One?
What if the protagonist of your fantasy story is not the Chosen One? A well-worn trope of fantasy fiction is
Unreliable Magic
Too much of the magic in fantasy just instantly works, on demand; what I want is unreliable magic. The kind
No Ordinary World
None of my stories do what the craft books say; there’s no Ordinary World opening for my protagonists.
A Novel’s Nine Opening Promises
A recent writing craft video by the ‘Bookfox’ considered a novel’s nine opening promises. What promises should an author make?
Writing a YA Heroine
For books four and five, I’m writing a YA heroine. But do I know how? How do I write a
The Seven-point Short Story
For my series’ short story, I’m turning to the seven-point short story structure. Why seven? And what are they?
A Reader Magnet’s Irresistible Draw
What you really need to help build an email list is a reader magnet’s irresistible draw. But I realized mine