Your hero is not the most important character in your book. Your villain is. Are you fed up of drowning in two-dimensional villains? Frustrated with creating clichés? And failing to get your reader to root for your villain? Finally, there… Read More ›
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Book Review: 13 Steps to Evil/Writing Guide
13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains Author: Sacha Black Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars. Highly Recommended Reading. Genre: Non-Fiction/Writer’s Guide. I must say, this book is deviously fun! I’m a lifelong… Read More ›
Short Fiction Writing Contest Ending Soon!
This annual writing contest is open to all North Americans. There are 3 placed winners and multiple honourable mentions who will be included in an anthology of creative works – fiction, 1 act plays & poetry. All genres welcome (as… Read More ›
Editing Tip #45
The Believability Factor Revisited – Pt.1: Pre-drafting ~ I’ve touched on this idea several times in various other posts but it’s a valid one worth taking the time to get right. Whether you’re a non-fiction writer (Memoir, creative non-fiction),… Read More ›
Author Platforms & Portfolios Pt. 1
Publicity Tip #29 Do You Need An Author Platform? ~ Whether you’ve been researching the industry for a while or just started you’ve likely come across the idea of Author Branding and an Author Platform and you’re wondering if this… Read More ›
Review: Chef Tell
Chef Tell: The Biography of America’s Pioneer TV Showman Chef Author: Ronald J. Kule Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Highly Recommended Reading. Genre: Non-fiction / Biography Kule’s book shows us a boy who rose from nothing… Read More ›