Every year I watch the same thing happen. Somebody opens a blank document on November 1st with big enthusiasm and a word count goal, writes ...

Every writer I work with has at least one scene that has been rewritten five times and still doesn’t feel right. Maybe a beta reader flagged...

Hello, everyone! Today’s post is going to be a little different—I’ll be sharing some plot ideas with you. Whether you’re looking for subplot...

World-building is an essential tool in any writer’s toolbox, shaping the landscapes, societies, and rules that breathe life into stories. Wh...

Do you feel like you have a story that’s highly dependant on your characters backstories, but you’ve heard all the arguments against includi...

Plotting can be super overwhelming. If you’re anything like me, you might find that the moment you plan every detail, the magic of the story...

Today, we’re going to talk about a slightly controversial topic: Why the plot of your book doesn’t actually matter. 

Now, before you jump t...

I plot weird.

It’s kind of like the Snowflake Method and kind of like Save the Cat, but not really completely like either. There’s also a l...

As a young child, I had Houdini-like determination to escape, the soft footsteps of a fun-sized kid, and insomnia. It was this perfect storm...

Hello, my dearest reader. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this from my bed –as I do almost everything from my bed, ps: don't be a free...

Last December, I started rewriting a halfway-abandoned story. But when I reread it, I realized that something was off. I ended up changing t...

Writing is a time machine, right? So, when you receive this, I will be dead.

Just kidding.

I will be alive, but hopefully, I will not be l...