Fictional cultures are the backbone of the imaginary worlds authors conjure up in their stories. They can make or break a story, as they provide context and depth to the plot. A well-crafted fictional culture can transport readers into a different world, making them feel like they are experiencing something entirely new and exciting. It […]
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I don’t understand how people can say “I have no regrets in my life. Everything I did led me to where I am today.” I have plenty of things I regret. For example, back in 2006, I was almost done with my bachelor degree in human services, which, in Texas, qualified me to begin working
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No matter what genre you’re writing, if you’re writing fiction chances are at some point in time you have to write from the perspective of another gender. Okay, I grant you there may be some circumstances in which you don’t have to bother with it. Perhaps you’re writing a science fiction or fantasy novel set
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What do you do when your beta readers hate your characters? And I don’t mean like they hate the characters they are supposed to hate because of what they did in the story — I mean when they tell you the character is a bad character. An unbelievable character, a flat character. A character they
Why is writing diversity so important? For one thing, unless the world you’re building happens to be the most boring world in the, well, world… chances are the world you’re building includes a diverse population. Diversity is the norm. And if you don’t believe me, just look around you. Check out the people in your
Is writing evil characters really that hard? (Don’t shoot me, this is completely rhetorical. The answer is yes, but they don’t really have to be). Here is my problem with a lot of fiction stories: the main character is flawless. And I do mean flawless. And the antagonist is just one big walking flaw of
