Dialog Journals and Writing Good Dialog
By Peter Derk
Start a dialog journal, fix up your dialog, write better characters, and basically rule the world.
Storyville: 10 Tips and Exercises for Generating New Story Ideas
Having a hard time coming up with new story ideas? We're here to help.
The Edible Complex: Food-based tips for research and editing
Eating and writing sometimes feel inextricably linked. Here are three food-based tips for research and editing.
Storyville: How Various Media Can Change You as a Writer
Influence can come from any medium, not just the one you are working in.
Nonfiction Reads to Strengthen Your Relationship with the Witch
Nonfiction reading recommendations for witches, witchy writers, or writers writing about witches.
Storyville: The Books You Should Read Every Year
Some suggestions on the books writers should read every year.
Storyville: Critical Analysis—An Essential Part of Your Process
How to apply critical analysis to your own writing.
Storyville: How to Ask For, and Give, Book Blurbs
Tips and tricks for navigating the world of book blurbs.
Storyville: Reasons Authors Don't Submit Their Work—And My Responses
The top reasons authors don't submit their work, and my responses.
Storyville: What Do You Have the Authority to Write?
Experience vs. research: What stories are yours to tell?
The Importance of the Character Interview
By Cina Pelayo
The more that you know about your characters, the more confidently you can write about them.
Curious not Confused
By Joshua Isard
Finding the right amount of information to include in a story can be a difficult task for any writer.
What I Learned From Writing "A Return to Spring"
By Gabriel Hart
Think about all the stories that fall under radar, which sculpted your town into the place it is today.
Science Versus Faith in Fiction
By Peter Derk
Is science an overused tool in writing? What do you stand to gain by adding faith to your fiction?
On Using Personal History As Fiction
The international best-selling author and MasterClass teacher discusses the basis of all fiction.
Storyville: Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts on Reprints
Why should you get your stories reprinted? It can help your career!
Storyville: Turning Your Obsessions Into Fiction
Some tips for turning your obsessions—good and bad—into powerful stories.
Writing Tips From the Don Winslow Universe
Certain writers demand to be read, and doing so is a class to all who do. Don Winslow is one of them.
Storyville: Ending 2019 with a Bang
Some tips for how to end 2019 and set up 2020 for writing success.
Storyville: Using Your Family to Tell Dark Stories
Some tips on using the people around you to provide depth, meaning, emotion, and authority in your stories.
Storyville: Using Rituals to Make Your Stories More Believable
Some tips on how to use ritual, ceremony, and witchcraft to make your story more believable.
8 Writing and Researching Tools You Might be Ignoring
When it comes to writing and research, some really useful tools are hiding in plain sight. Here's a list of my favorites.
Reality in Fiction: The Invisible Signature of Your Favorite Authors
The role of real events in fictional stories is an unavoidable aspect of an author's signature voice—and even the authors themselves don't know where the line between the two is drawn.
Storyville: Letting Film Unblock, Inspire, and Add Depth to Your Fiction
Tips on how film can help unblock, inspire, and add depth to your fiction.
