Characterization

3 Tips for Writing Irresistible Antiheroes

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

Not All Rainbows: Rise of the Queer Antihero

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

Writing Fiction with Emotional Honesty

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

Writing Exercise: Adding Spice to a Scene

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

7 Lessons Writers Can Learn from Harry Potter

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

Writing Like J.K. Rowling: Character Complexity

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

Writing Exercise: Fleshing Out Your Characters

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

Creating Captivating Characters

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...