How do you prevent characters from being clones of yourself? How do you differentiate characters from each other? And how do you ensure...

Countless elements contribute to great storytelling, but one in particular will strengthen your story’s potency on a character, plot,...

I wrote a guest post all about ANTIHEROES in honor of Self-Published Fantasy Month and Wish Hunter (which of course features an...

To be queer is to be human — and humans are messy motherfuckers. Read my musings on Medium.

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” – Natalie Goldberg...

Adding conflict to a scene can spice up the writing and reading experience. Here, you’ll find a few recipes for creating that...

Here are seven lessons that writers can take to heart from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. SPOILERS AHEAD: PROCEED WITH CAUTION....

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series features characters of varying complexity. "Character complexity" can be defined as how much detail...

Sometimes our characters hover between two-dimensional and three-dimensional. By identifying the hidden depths of ourselves and the...

Your characters drive the story, so it’s important that they be figures worth following. Using my acronym ARCS, I’ll show you how to...