The solitude life of a writer
For me, writing is a lonely activity. It’s paradoxical to think I spend long periods in solitude, writing about made-up […]
Writing
Using your editing skills to check in on your mental health and rewrite your own story
Our ego is similar to a fictional story. It is our perception of ourselves in our reality. We write out
How To Use Polarity In Fictional Writing
What is Polarity? Polarity is something with two poles with many degrees of separation between them. One pole cannot exist
My Favourite Scrivener Tools
Scrivener was a game changer for my writing process. Before, I confined my stories to word processing programs like Word
A Guide to World Building in Fantasy – Travel
There is a high chance your characters will go travelling, especially the adventurous types who love a good quest. I
Five things which have helped me become a better beta reader
Beta Readers are invaluable to writers. They put their trust in them to read and critique their work. So what
Exploring Your Writing Through Twitter Hashtag Prompts
Twitter has a wonderful writing community. I think the best part is the hashtag prompts. Take #vssnature, which I host,
A Guide to World Building in Fantasy: Geography
The easiest way to approach geography in world building is to cut it down into three sections: The physical structure
A Guide to World Building in Fantasy: Religions
Religion is a significant part of world building in fantasy because every society has its own origin story. Even in
An Introductory Guide to World Building in Fantasy
The delight (and bane) of writing fantasy is world building. As well as writing the story, the author must also