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Literary-Themed Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on February 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Valentine’s Day date ideas range from fancy nights out on the town or a low-key night at home, and no matter how you spend your night—or who you’re with—the day is about celebrating the love you are surrounded with. But putting a literary-themed spin on your Valentine’s Day date plans is bound to make any […]

How to Grow as a Writer This Year

Filed in Editor's Picks by Erika Bennett on February 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

You don’t want to be a mediocre writer. You want to be a truly amazing writer! Do you know how attainable that goal can be? (Hint: it’s super attainable.) Becoming an amazing writer is all about putting in the work and growing as a writer. And you are capable of both. Better writing comes from […]

Overcoming Writer’s Fatigue

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on February 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

You’ve been pushing hard on your writing project lately, and while you’re seeing the fruits of your intense labor, you’re also starting to feel a little worn down. Writer’s fatigue can get the best of any of us, but it can be even worse if we don’t see it coming. Be on the lookout for […]

How to Add Subplots to Your Novel and Why You Need Them

Filed in Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on September 10, 2019 • 0 Comments

While your main plot is solely focused on your protagonist and his or her outcome, subplots serve as side stories to the main plot and tend to focus on secondary characters. Subplots should not overpower the main plot, but instead, strengthen the story and more develop the theme of your novel. The How While short […]

Showing Characters’ Moods and Emotions

Filed in Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on September 5, 2019 • 0 Comments

Whether you’ve been writing for decades or are just embarking on your first writing journey, you’ve likely heard the phrase “show, don’t tell” ad nauseum. It’s one writing rule that applies to every genre because it makes or breaks the reading experience for your end-user—the reader. When we take it upon ourselves to tell readers […]