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Book Review: The Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales
‘Oh no!’ wailed the Trunk. ‘Oh no!’ It was full of Elephant thoughts, Elephant hopes, Elephant dreams, Elephant plans. Every moment, with every breath it took, it felt more and more Elephant. And the idea of creeping about without an Elephant head or body or legs was...
3 Reasons to Get Rid of Your Prologue
Industry professionals give them some major side-eye, readers confess to skipping them, but what if you feel like you need one? How do you know if a prologue is the right fit for your story? First, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page (pun totally intended)...
Book Review: Vox
Doctor Jean McClellan is stunned when the decision is made: women will no longer be allowed to speak more than 100 words per day. It’s just a small part of a broader movement, of course. Women are no longer to have jobs, girls at school are no longer taught to read or...
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Outlining
For some people, outlining is the best stage of writing a story—so much possibility! For others, outlining is more like getting dental work, ranging from uncomfortable to downright painful. Some writers prefer not to outline at all. Some like to go all-in with a...
Book Review: Things
Jenny has her life together. She’s a successful professional, living in a great apartment—what’s not to be proud of? But Jenny has a secret, in the form of a second apartment full of things she can’t bear to get rid of. Jenny is a hoarder and, as she embarks upon a...
How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo in Five Easy Steps!
November is approaching fast, and while this month means many things to many people, to a certain section of the writing community it means it’s time to sharpen our pencils and charge our laptops for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Over the course of 30...