Just as there are steps for a recipe , there are different stages of writing. Knowing the stages of writing can be beneficial in breaking...

In many ways, books are like people, as each one carries an essence of life, inspiration, and influence of its own. You know what people...

Thematic significance is the moral, statement, or universal truth an author is conveying to their readers through their short stories,...

Voice is one of the most distinctive features within fiction and from authors' different writing styles alone. There are certain literary...

Like artists who paint on canvases , writers can also create beautiful images and pictures by the use of their words. Aside from literary...

Literary devices are writing tools and techniques that can help writers intrigue their readers more into their short stories, books, or...

Editing is one of the least favorite parts of the book creation process for writers because it takes focus, critical thinking,...

Interior and exterior are the two different types of settings within story writing. As I mentioned in my previous post of worldbuilding,...

Worldbuilding is the creation of a story, imaginary, or physical world in which your characters live and have their being.

Writing a standalone novel is one thing, but completing a whole book series is another and much more challenging. On the flip side,...

Character development is the internal and external transformation characters go through during and after the course of the story.

In my previous blog posts, I discussed nine generic types of characters and five common story characters in fiction, but what actually...

Characters...they are the most popular story element and very important when it comes to creating a short story, novel, or play. After...