Stories, Writing, and Writing Stories

  • Balancing Originality and Readability in Character Names

    Why finding the perfect name can be a pain—in more ways than one! Crafting compelling science fiction and fantasy stories is a monumental creative endeavor, and at times feels a bit like trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions. As any genre fan knows, it’s often not just the worlds, creatures, and cultures that…

  • How to Fix Boring Writing

    Elevate Your Boring Scenes to Keep Readers Hooked Every writer, regardless of experience or how passionately they began their story, eventually finds themselves staring at a blinking cursor because they’re about to write something that feels…..dull. Perhaps it’s a big ol’ dump of exposition—necessary, but lacking excitement, a vital scene connecting two enticing plot points,…

  • How to Write a Good Story

    So, you want to write something destined to be described with the timeless word: good. Maybe profound. Captivating would be better. Something groundbreaking in its originality. Something people will not only lose themselves reading but trip over their feet running to share with others. Something beyond mere distraction, beyond filling time, beyond eyes glazing left…