Picking a genre isn't so much you thinking about genres and deciding what you want to write. Most of the time, the genre picks you. To...

Last year I made a list of my top ten favourite book series. This year I'm celebrating the stand-alone novel! Here are my top 10...

Description really is the bulk of a story, and a lot of people try and sidestep it as much as they can. I must admit, I used to be one of...

Dialogue shouldn't be the pain in the butt some people think it is. After all, we hear people talking all day every day, and we know our...

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! In celebration, I thought I'd list my top ten favourite fictional couples! Functional or dysfunctional,...

Narration can be both the easiest thing in the world and the most difficult depending on who's telling the story. It's crazy how...

On Saturday, I was lucky enough to be invited to Instagram's first "Livestameet" where a few awesome people were going to be gathered...

World building is similar to creating characters but more complex. If you're anything like me, this means it takes a while longer to...

Writing isn't difficult. Wait, come back! I didn't mean it like that. Of course writing is difficult, but it's also easy. Sometimes you...

When I say characters are your best friends, I really mean it. They will annoy you, make you cry, make you laugh, frustrate you, and...