Irony is a literary device that can add wit and intrigue in one's writing, but it isn't commonly used as much as metaphors or similes....

Revision or revising is a process that's similar to recycling trash. Let's face it, sometimes our first drafts, second drafts, or even...

Plotting and outlining together are the third stage of writing. These two forms of writing are sometimes used interchangeably; but...

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

Theme is many times associated with the message of stories based on the terminology we're familiar with from writing essay and research...

One of the great pleasures of writing a book series is the different ways that writers can do them.

From written manuscript to a published book, the process of publishing requires a lot of different steps through the process that can...

Within fiction there are three types of story worlds that writers use in their novels or books.

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,...

This blog is all about the writerly things for independent authors, aspiring and beginner writers, and all other types of fiction writers...