Over my week-long holiday I set myself a challenge to read the longest book on my shelf; "The Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samant...

Somehow, due to the strange occurrence called 'time', it is now 2019. I was musing over what to write for this post yesterday (yes I...

Fiction is full of fantastical creatures. From dragons, to giant worms, to griffins, creatures we can't see at our local zoo have always...

It can be hard to find a fantasy story without kings, queens, princes, and princesses. So how do you make your novel's monarchy stand ou...

Whether your characters are in a public or private school, home-schooled, or being tutored (or in a fancy magical school) you can have fun w...

    Lights flash, cameras hum. Murmurs join the shuffling of paper on clipboards as a red light blinks in the corner of the screen. The Auth...

    Backstory is crucial for characters. Unless your story starts the moment they're born, your character will have lived many, many yea...

    Hello everyone, and welcome back to the blog series "Questions to Ask When..."!  If you're new here, this series is meant ...

    History. Some people love it, others stare at the textbooks thicker than their necks and whimper. Me? I fall in the middle. While I cert...

     It's no secret I am a wild fan of world-building. Creating worlds that I can mold with my hands and mind is one of my favourite par...