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To properly address today’s novel-Writing Rule, let’s recap our January discussions on genre. Here was the Definition: "A genre is a literar

Here’s a professional writing tip to take: Write like you speak, not like how you think you should write in order to be taken seriously. Doi

Once upon a time, I thought I had the ability to write an original story. My Faerietales series was proof of that. I mean, how many people w

If you ever felt stuck in your story and you just didn’t know how to proceed any further… you might have been experiencing writer’s block. T

When it comes to writing a novel, there’s a whole lot of obvious information you can "learn." What a character is. What setting is. What a p

Sabrina was practically hopping around the hotel room while Deanda zipped up her suitcase with glares and grumbles. She seemed to believe th

So you did it. Or you’re going to do it. You’re going to write a short story. It’s on the books, and it’s going to happen. Really. With that

Last week, I published “‘A Genius Method’ for Encouraging Customers to Open Your Emails.” Courtesy of a Money.com article, it was all about

Some people are naturally inclined toward writing a short story or two. That’s just how their brains work best: They capture moments in a ch

So many people think about writing a book – whether it’s an autobiography, a look into some amazing aspect of reality, the next great piece

A few years ago, while going through a long list of writing terminology, Innovative Editing covered these three forms of fiction: Novel, no

Technically, Sabrina heard those two last words, “faerie princess,” but they didn’t compute right away. Or at least she was waiting for Dean

Thursday’s Writing Challenge was all about publishing your genre-specific book. And it included some great information in it. Admittedly, it

That was the gist of a headline I recently read in the June/July 2019 issue of Money.com’s newsletter. The actual headline is “Here’s a Geni

So, you say, read Tuesday’s post, “Do You Really Know What a Genre Is?” And, for the record, you learned nothing. As it turned out, yes, you

After defining “woke” as “a simple past tense of wake,” Dictionary.com goes on to define it the millennial way. As an adjective, it can be u

Every writer out there thinks he knows what a genre is. It’s insulting to insinuate otherwise, much less bluntly speak it out loud. Much les

“I thought you wanted to watch a movie,” Sabrina reminded her with a whole lot of skepticism to her tone, even while she did as commanded. A

By their very definition, writing retreats are designed to give you the time and space you need to write. Not by very definition (but typica