Featured Post

In this post, we look at the wildly popular modern genre of romantasy. What is romantasy and why is it so popular?

We’re writing about the award-winning author, Edith Wharton. In this post, we read about Edith Wharton on writing fiction.

This is an introduction to the Grimdark genre. We will discover where Grimdark fiction comes from, what Grimdark fiction is, and just what makes up

Lord Byron’s poetry and personality turned him into a superstar. In this post, we learn 6 lessons from Lord Byron and examine how he moved

In this post, we explore what hardboiled fiction is, who the hardboiled detectives are, and how to write hardboiled fiction – with examples.

We’re writing about types of memoirs – with examples. We include what a memoir is and ask: Which type of memoir is yours?

In this post, we look at literary tropes, specifically answering the question: What Is A Literary Trope & Why Should I Use One?

Cozy Mysteries are a sub-genre of detective fiction. You’ll like them if you like crime fiction without the blood and gore involved. Let’s look at

Everybody says write what you know, but just how much personal experience do you need to write fiction?

When we read or write crime novels, we want to find out who the baddie is. This means we need suspects from which to choose.