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Book Talk: What I Read in November
November’s been quite happening if I do say so myself. Between school and a dramatic Black Friday at work, I feel like I’ve been tethering at the edge of glory. Or madness. And yeah, this analogy is the direct result of a…
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Does the Muse Really Call? Thoughts from a Writer Who Hasn’t Written Much This Year
So, I don’t know about you but this year—writing wise wasn’t the best. Now, I know you’d be confused about this because, well, I’ve been updating this blog weirdly regularly for nearly eleven months now. But, to be honest with you, that’s…
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How to Write Dystopian Fiction
Dystopian fiction is, without a doubt, an amazing genre. It’s not the kind I pick all the time because it’s so easy to mess it up (I’m looking at you, Divergent). But when I do read dystopian books, they quickly end up…
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How to Develop a Magic System in Fiction
Let’s be honest: one of the most fun parts of a fantasy book is the introduction of magic. Seriously, if your story’s blurb has an intriguing magic system, I’m reading it. That’s how I wound up picking up Air Awakens at the…
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How to Write & Outline a Book Series
I grew up reading a lot of book series. In fact, the very first books I read, the Oxford Reading Tree series, were—cue the drum roll—a series. So was the Mallory Towers series and the wizarding world series I read (which we…
