When it’s time to write a novel, we often need to create several things. These include characters, backstories, plotlines, cities, and sometimes, worlds. World building…
Category: The Writing Process
It’s an age-old question people pose: how to write a book? Everyone has a story to tell, or a story waiting to be created, but…
Not long ago, I announced that one of my short stories—“Hemogoblin” was to be published in the winter 2021 Issue of Sirens Call, a “Dark…
As authors, we can and do pay for a lot. We pay for editors, book covers, and marketing assistance, among others. But increasingly, some authors…
Our local chapter of the Maryland Writers Association heard an excellent answer to an essential question for writers: how to create engaging characters? We all…




