Innovative Editing

As promised on Tuesday, today’s Writing Challenge takes us further into the freeing farce of fan fiction. Why is it freeing? Because you’re

Fan fiction. It’s quite the controversy to bring up in conversation with creative writers. And that’s because just about every creative writ

Good morning, my fellow writers! This video is all about villains and how best to create them. That’s a topic I cover in greater depth in

This goes without saying, but let’s say it anyway. In the horror fiction genre writing world, you have to gross out your readers. They’re lo

I once tried to listen to one of Stephen King’s horror fiction novels on audiobook. But I didn’t make it past the 10-minute mark. I might n

Since I’m not a horror fiction writer, I wanted to practice my editorial preaching before I put this together. That meant doing some pre-wri

Let’s chit chat a little about what it takes to overcome writer’s block. In case you’re not entirely sure what writer’s block is (lucky you

As we’ve already discussed, thriller fiction is supposed to keep readers on the edge of their emotional seats. It’s supposed to get their he

As we discussed on Tuesday, thriller fiction is meant to be thrilling. That’s the common, obvious and essential ingredient for a novel to be

The past two Wednesdays, I discussed gender-based reading preferences as it relates to writing. It started out by observing my 2-year-old n

That’s thriller fiction’s claim, anyway: the promise of an edge-of-your-seat ride on the wild side. And when it’s well-done, that’s precisel

I don’t feel like doing this video today. Not one bit. Not even close. I don’t feel like it because I have no idea what to say. And becaus

Some genres allow you to play fast and loose with the facts. Not so much if you’re working on a mystery fiction manuscript though. Like his

Let’s say your mystery fiction manuscript has one main character: amateur detective Thomas Green. But that doesn’t mean it only has one crim

If you want to be a mystery fiction writer, you’re in some luck. There’s nothing too shadowy about this genre. Not about its definition, any

Hi, everyone! Here’s a quick question for you today: Can anyone write a novel? This was a question posted on one of the online writers’ gr

We’re addressing a major writing pet peeve of mine today: historical fiction that isn’t historical. Don’t get me wrong. You can classify yo

As we’ll discuss further on Friday, historical fiction settings are intensely important. They not only frame the story; they’re meant to be

Over the weekend, I got a highly entertaining and informative glimpse into typical – not stereotypical – gender differences. Watching my two

Since we’re starting our definitions out with the more “serious” fictional genres, historical fiction is next on the list. Historical ficti