by Ali | May 22, 2025 | Fiction
What is an Epistolary Novel? Pros, Cons, and Examples of Epistolary Fiction You might have heard the term “epistolary novel” bandied around in writing circles or book groups. An “epistle” is a letter—and “epistolary fiction” just means a story written in the form of...
by Ali | May 15, 2025 | Creativity
The Ten Best Free Writing Tools to Help You Write More and Earn More This post was first published in November 2022 and last updated in May 2025. There are so many different useful tools out there for writers, it can be tricky to figure out which writing software you...
by Ali | May 8, 2025 | Fiction
Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters This post was first published in April 2019 and last updated in May 2025. Whether you consider plot to be more important than character or you believe they’re just two sides of the same coin, it’s clear that character...
by Ali | May 1, 2025 | Fiction
How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples One challenge that you’re likely to face when writing a novel is how to fill the reader in about important events in your main character’s past. There are various techniques you can use for this—one of which is a...
by Ali | Apr 4, 2025 | Motivation
Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q1, 2025 (What’s Working and What’s Not?) We’re into April already! It’s been a pretty good first quarter (Q1) for me, though one with a few challenges. I’ve been broadly happy with the writing progress I’ve made, and I wanted to share...
