Young adult

The 3 Golden Rules Of Writing An Amazing Romance - A lothario pulls his lover close.
Writing
Paige Duke

The 3 Golden Rules Of Writing An Amazing Romance

Romeo and Juliet. Scarlett and Rhett. Allie and Noah. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Ron and Hermione. Jane Eyre and Rochester. Just a handful of the many memorable couples in literature. I bet you could add a few of your favorites to this list. What do these couples have in common? What is it about their

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How To Reference Pop Culture In Your Fiction - Characters reminiscent of the Iron Giant and Scott Summers wave at each other (the Iron Giant character wears Superman's S).
Writing
Fred Johnson

How To Reference Pop Culture In Your Fiction

There you are, writing some contemporary or YA fiction, when suddenly you feel the urge to drop in some real-world references to other well-known franchises. Maybe you want to let your readers know your character is a video game nerd by namedropping Ghouls ’n Ghosts, or maybe you want to draw conscious stylistic parallels between

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The 3 ‘P’s of Writing From A Child's Perspective - An elderly writer imagines herself as a child.
Writing
Paige Duke

The 3 ‘P’s Of Writing From A Child’s Perspective

Children are some of the most unique, misunderstood, and infuriating creatures on the planet. One moment they’ll astonish you with words of wisdom beyond their years, and the next, they’ll exasperate you with their stubbornness. It’s hard enough to write about children, but to write from a child’s perspective can sometimes push writers to the

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How To Write About Video Games In Fiction - An image reminiscent of Super Mario, in which the character is reading a book.
Writing
Fred Johnson

How To Write About Video Games In Fiction

No creative medium can boast as explosive a conception as video games. While the earliest video game was created in 1947, the industry didn’t really get started until Pong burst onto the scene in the 1970s. Since then, it’s been one monumental success after another and, today, video games are a multi-billion-dollar industry, are popular

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