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!”
“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
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