Bryanna Gary
It’s time to meet Bryanna Gary. She is going to be your next favorite speculative fiction and short story author! Read her interview. … Continue readingBryanna Gary
K. Williams
It’s time to meet K. Williams. She is going to be your next favorite paranormal, thriller, and historical fiction author. Read her interview. … Continue readingK. Williams
The Write Way to “Show; Don’t Tell!”
Have you ever had a writing coach/professor or perhaps an editor/publisher tell you something like this: “Good writers tell the reader what’s happening, but [great] writers show the reader?” Most of us have, and, if you’re like me the first time I heard it, you may have held back a cacophony of expletives. What does that old adage, “show; don’t tell,” mean? … Continue readingThe Write Way to “Show; Don’t Tell!”
Always Remember… Side Characters are Main Characters
Many authors treat side characters as though they’re just that…only relevant to what’s going on in the sidelines. They give no thought to the important purpose these characters and their personalities bring to the story or how they can influence the greater scope of the work. Most importantly, they forget that side characters are the main characters of their own unique and individual storylines. They should be treated with the utmost care and respect. … Continue readingAlways Remember… Side Characters are Main Characters
“Children of Blood and Bone” – A Review
Tomi Adeyemi’s first installation of the Legacy of Orisha captivates, motivates, and validates. And yes, there’s more. … Continue reading“Children of Blood and Bone” – A Review
How [Great] Writers Read Differently from You…
A writer’s greatest tool is his or her ability to read. That’s the first way we learn what we like and what we don’t, what genres interest us, as well as what’s popular on the market today. Reading is so much more than a pastime. (Although it is by far my favorite – even more than comic book movies and anime and maybe even Disney movies!) It is also our most significant form of professional development. … Continue readingHow [Great] Writers Read Differently from You…
What Disney & Marvel’s “Black Panther” Means for Marginalized Voices
If you’re a writer (or ANY creative talent from a marginalized community tbh), thank the creators and actors involved in this amazing film for blowing open a door that’s only had a small wedge in it for decades. … Continue readingWhat Disney & Marvel’s “Black Panther” Means for Marginalized Voices
5 Steps to Better Worldbuilding
Every writer and poet can benefit from a lesson or review in worldbuilding because every story has a setting that occurs in some form of time and space. The best storytellers (including nonfiction writers!) can craft a world around their protagonists that becomes a character of its own, that lives and breathes, and that acts upon the protagonists in the story with as much intensity as any villain or friend. … Continue reading5 Steps to Better Worldbuilding
The Rape of the “Wonder Woman”
You think of her as strong. resilient. untouchable. But – she was touched. She was hurt. She was violated. And for the first time – the very first time – you think, just maybe, “Wonder