A Scar Upon the Earth – A Short Story
Julia lived in a rural town in the mountains. It was unassuming enough, small, quaint, and it didn’t receive many visitors. That was how the locals liked it. They didn’t want an influx of...
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5 Tips for Better Fight Scenes
Fight scenes are hard to write- in print media, especially so. When I read books, I usually only skim said fight scenes. In fight scenes, there is always so much going. So, it’s hard...
The Things I Don’t Know
“Hello, world,” I remember my first thoughts with the same precision with which I remember everything else. At the time, I didn’t quite know what the words meant or why I said them. Now...
My Undying Love for Appendices
Three of my favorite books have appendices, these books being The Lord of the Rings, Dune, and Mistborn. When reading these books, I remember flipping through to the back to look at the appendix....
On the Nature of Improvement – Serial Writing
For the past many months, I’ve been working on my serial, The Newspapers of Vision. While I am proud of the articles, I know that they aren’t the best writing. But, they have been...
Farewell to Winter Woods
Liam stood near the sugar maples with his father. Snow covered the ground, turning the entire scene into a winter wonderland. It was pristine, and it was the beginning of spring, tapping season. They...
Genre and How it Matters
Story genre matters. Every book is given a genre label whether it is romance, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, western, or cyberpunk. Each book has a genre, oftentimes several. Also, genre comes in all manner of...
The Useful and the Obsolete
Adeon stood near his new master, joy evident in his smile. He would be trained as a magician and been told he could be a great someday. Adeon smiled, standing next to the man...
Teenager’s Review of Twilight – 15 Years Later
Twilight is a young adult paranormal romance written by Stephani Meyer and published in 2005. The story follows one girl, Belle, when she moves to a small lonely town where it is constantly raining....
Tink
Open app Launch meeting Sign in Insert ID Enter password Alexis logged onto the lesson. The light from the computer glowed against her pale skin. Propping her arm up on the armrest of her...