Tag: Writing

How to Create YOUR Audience: Identify, Connect, Convert

How can we connect to an audience (readers) who will love our stories enough to buy, support and spread the word? This is the ever-present challenge on every author’s mind. If it isn’t, then it should be.

Wounds & Characters: The Damaged REBORN!

Wounds matter in life and in fiction. We’ve all been hurt in some way and to some degree. Just goes with being human. No one gets out alive.

Meltdowns: Chaos & the Neurodivergent Author

Meltdowns, frequently referred to as “autistic meltdowns” actually happen all along the ND (neurodivergent spectrum). Authors can struggle, too.

Redemption: Can All Characters Be “Saved”?

Redemption is a much more prolific theme than most might realize. I believe that is good, and shows that hope springs eternal with us humans.

Anti-Villains & Why We Love GOOD Baddies

In an age where audiences are more sophisticated than ever before, good writers need to do MORE, and anti-villains add depth we crave.