Six Tips for Writing Suspense

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In an essay for CrimeReads, Sara Gran offers six tips for creating gripping suspense. "If you learn how to build a page-turning quality into...

The Pirate Code

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Heritage Daily shares some interesting facts about the Pirate Code that might come in handy for writers in the trendy pirate genre. Despite their reputation...

The Many Ways Fictional Aliens Explore Human Topics

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In a post on Lit Hub, Mike Chen explores the various ways writers use aliens to talk about all-too-human concepts. "In most cases, the aliens...

How to Write Four Legs Good!

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Anthropomorphized animals are common in children's books, YA, and of course animated film, but also pop up often enough in science fiction and fantasy...

Building a Better Serial Killer

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Eldred Bird offers advice on creating serial killers using the same tools the FBI's Behavioral Analysis...

Crafting an Accurate Magic Wand

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An article on Strange Ago examines the historical uses of the witch's wand, helpful information for anyone writing fantasy or historical fiction. Common material for...

A Little Magic Goes a Long Way

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The fun part about writing fantasy or magical characters is the feeling that you can break just about every rule of physics and nature....

Sherlock Holmes: The Perfect Hero for Patische

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Patische (n): An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period. Now that we've got that out of the...

5 Tips for Writing a Domestic Thriller

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In an article for Writer's Digest, writer Leah Konen offers five pieces of advice for writing a domestic thriller - suspenseful stories that drop...

Nothing Sadder Than a Cop in the Rain

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In a recent post, Lee Lofland says that rain isn't a cop's friend. We don't care for rainy days, but there are a lot...

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