Category Archives: Writing

Hey guys, I’m here to share my first ever novelette. It’s a Contemporary Realistic Fictional story that strives to explain life, death, love, despair, and the sometimes hard to see meanings behind it all. I hope you guys enjoy! Note: I want to thank all my friends who have helped me edit this work andContinue reading “Never Let Go”

Conflicted characters are those who not only have a conflict with their enemies, but also with themselves. These characters are often resentful, angry, and driven by vengeance. The conflicted villains seek to reconcile their conscience with their ill deed, and conflicted heroes usually want to square their sense of the good with their duty. Essentially,Continue reading “How to Handle Conflicted Characters”

Everyone loves a good mystery, one that keeps you on your toes till the very end, that leaves you satisfied as you close the book, finally understanding how all the miscellaneous pieces actually fit together. Simply put, a mystery novel, short story, poem, etc. is one in which the conflict is centered on the unknown.Continue reading “Genres of Fiction: Mystery”

Now, I know: prophecies can be horribly cliched, especially when they just assume it. When the whole “in times distant past, an ancient monk had a dream on dragonmount summit” bit is missing and they kinda just assume that the prophecy is known by all (like they do in the Narnia movies), then we haveContinue reading “Prophecies and Prophets”

I am no great writer of fan fiction. I have done some from time to time, but I prefer to work in worlds of my own imagination. I am also no great player of Destiny 2 (though I once was). But the stars aligned one fateful day when me and a few of my friendsContinue reading “Blog, Collective and Nonsense Stories”

Criticism hurts. But it’s necessary. I know, it would be really nice just to surround yourself with three or four of your friends and give them drafts of your almost-finished, and they all reply back with comments like, “It’s amazing!” or “I’m a big fan!” or “You have talent!”. While all these things may beContinue reading “The Importance of Criticism”

“All storytelling”? That’s a bold statement. But it’s true: where would Star Wars be without their space magic (the Force), or without their swords (lightsabers) or guns (blasters)? Where would Tolkien be if he never used the archetypical medieval-mythical setting for his Lord of the Rings? To start off, the whole point of a storyContinue reading “Drawing Inspiration From Real Life: All Storytelling is a Parody of Something Real”

Talk about an essay that needs rewriting…Sheesh. But, to tell the truth, rewriting is the biggest pain in the you-know-what that a writer has ever known. This very night, I have spent four hours alone rewriting one of my pet novels. Rewriting is hard. This is the part of writing most of us don’t thinkContinue reading “The Horrors of Rewriting”

Once upon a time, there was a hobo who lived on the streets. He was so poor, he had to sell his dog for money to keep alive. He wasn’t a writer. He wasn’t a salesman. He wasn’t an actor. He wasn’t rich. He was a nobody, and a seriously poor nobody. Then, by aContinue reading “Just Start the Book Already (Or Finish It)!”