If someone asks you to list off any three, iconic, female villains you might come up with a list consisting of several of the following: The White Queen (Narnia) Maleficent (Maleficient) Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter) The Evil Queen (Snow White)… Read More ›
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 ›
After writing and rewriting several drafts, you’re finally ready to submit your book to agents, publishers, or send it to an interior formatter for self-publishing… But then you notice/remember that the ideal length of a manuscript in your genre is… Read More ›
Without even realizing it, at every stage of our writing careers (from first learning the ropes to having several books published) we get used to crafting our stories a certain way. In the early stages we take courses, attend workshops… Read More ›
A great pick-up line is just like having a great first chapter: you want to engage your reader/partner immediately and the best way to do that is to make a connection. This connection needs to happen not only between them… Read More ›
Isn’t honesty always a double-edged sword? I have been looking at the idea of how we, as writers, not only need to be honest with ourselves (about how good our work is, how much more we may need to learn,… Read More ›
What’s the trap? Getting stuck in a rut… Writing the same story or character over and over and over again just because it “sells” or it’s “what my fans want” or “it’s all I’ve ever known.” As writers we need… Read More ›
First Impressions Pt.1 ~ Your book cover, your blurb, and your social media presence all make huge first impressions when it comes to enticing a reader to pick up your book and look inside. But what is going to… Read More ›
The Wonderful World of Words, Pt.2: Dueling the Negative Prefix ~ As I mentioned previously, in Pt.1, there are certain words we use in casual conversation that are meant for, well, conversation only. Often what happens is an unsuspecting word… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #35 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. What do Jesus, Hercules and Authors have in common? Trials to reach ascendance. Now I’m not aiming to be blasphemous here to either Christian or Homerian followers, what I… Read More ›
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