• Adversity: A Leaf Out Of Peter Newman’s Book

    Adversity: A Leaf Out Of Peter Newman’s Book

    Make sure your fictional world does not revolve around your protagonist. Take a leaf out of Newman’s book and force your character to adapt. That’s…

  • Suspense: A Deliberately Awful Story

    Suspense: A Deliberately Awful Story

    Today’s short story came about as a result of a random creatively prompt provided to me by the Android app, Writer Unblocked: In 1000 words…

  • The Overwhelming Art of World-Building

    The Overwhelming Art of World-Building

    Research is, undeniably, one of the most important stages of writing a story. Understanding the time and place your story is set in will enable…

  • Writing with a Wandering Mind

    Writing with a Wandering Mind

    I decided, therefore, to stop complaining about how much more painstaking it would be and start trying to plan my large projects properly (I still…