How much negativity in your feedback can you stand? 10%... 20%? 90%? Every writer needs negative criticism. We need to be told no. We...

I am a new reader of Brian Staveley’s work. I regret to admit I had not seen his previous trilogy when it hit the shelves and haven’t...

Who you link to for a Point of View (POV) is extremely important in storytelling. I am going to give an example of a very short piece...

We have talked before about good and bad dialogue. In summary, bad dialogue is dialogue that is long-winded, generic, tells us nothing,...

Do you want to reduce stress levels, lower heart rate, and ease tension in the muscles? Usually, this kind of claim is a start toa bad...

Crafting dialogue that sounds like real speech while still being purposeful and engaging can be difficult. Real conversations often...

I read Dune many years ago, when I was in my teens, and I didn’t care for the book. I never moved on to other books in the series. But....

“People are not lazy, … they have goals which do not inspire them.” – Tony Robbins. I have never particularly subscribed to Tony Robbins...

We have talked about dialogue tags, action tags, and the setting dialogue inside of a larger context of the tale. For the moment I want...

Let’s talk briefly about mental health. According to the CDC “In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the...

I am going to postulate that life is about the slope of the incline. When we are young, high school seems hard, but if you are a...

In novels, song and verse are, or can be, a kind of dialogue that elevates the piece. In real life throughout human history we have sung....

In the United States, movie tickets typically range in price from about $9 to $20 per person. If you get some popcorn, lets call it 50...

Write down one day. I dare you. You are going to be upset, and if you are honest about doing it and what you want in life you are likely...

I will never review a bad book on my site, because there is enough negativity in the world, and to be frank, I know how hard it is to...

I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...

Everything you make is worth more, the more any one thing you make is worth.

Dialogue must have a point and a purpose. It must teach us something about the world, about the characters, about their emotions, the...

Actually, I want to talk about Time Enough for Love. Robert Heinlein is about the biggest name you can get in the history of science...

Everyone has had a moment when they look at the perceived competition and think to themselves, “I am less than…” The problem is, there is...