Writing a compelling story requires a lot of ingredients. One key ingredient is the character arc. Compelling characters—especially protagon...

A lot of what I write here is projection. That is to say, a lot of my advice are things I need to remind myself. And one thing I constantly ...

There has been a lot going on in my own life lately. I know many of you care about such things, so in lieu of writing tips today, I wanted t...

“And so,” he said, “in the end, what must we determine? Is it the intellect of a genius that we revere? If it were their artistry, the beaut...

Most writers don't think of ourselves as actors, but we are a little bit. We have to imagine what our characters are feeling and then po...

It is objectively difficult to create when it feels like the world, including the networks and structures we take for granted, is crumbling ...

They say you have to murder your darlings, and you think, sure, I get that—a phrase here, a sentence there... But what if the feedback is th...