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Fiction writers can develop powerful characters utilizing Carl Jung's 12 Basic Archetypes. This article focuses on The Caregiver, The Explorer, and The Rebel with distinct traits and desires

Writing and Learning When the time comes to write a query letter, hair gets pulled, lips are bitten, and often, mouths are full of cuss words. Boy, we writers are tough on ourselves, aren’t we? Alone in a room with only our computer to fight with—Ugh! So, what exactly is…

Writing and Learning Let’s be honest, writers avoid writing a synopsis as much as a nutritionist avoids cake. You’ve just spent a year of your life perfectly placing letters, sentences, and paragraphs to dictate the precise syntax that will engage a reader and, fingers crossed, make a million dollars. But…

By utilizing Carl Jung's 12 Basic Archetypes, fiction writers can create unforgettable characters. This article focuses on The Innocent, The Orphan, and The Hero with distinct traits and desires.

Writing and Learning Point of View, or POV, is just that, a particular point of one’s view from that person’s perspective. Think about the neighbor across the street. The view looking out of their front window is quite different from yours. Mostly, because you two are looking at each other…

WHAT I WANT FOR WRITERS I’m not one to cry on every occasion. It’s just not my style. Mostly, I like creepy things. But one situation gets my goat every time…Music concerts. Picture it. You’re at a music concert swaying to the beat with a bunch of drunks, smoke floats…

Writing and Learning Have you ever heard the term, going down a rabbit hole? When it comes to speculative fiction, I’m not going to waste your time restating the same information that you probably already looked up with a couple clicks of the mouse in your favorite search engine. Just…