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Why I Killed My Main Character

S1:00. I pulled out my laptop and settled down on the sofa to write. 1:40. Tensions were growing higher; the end of the book was getting...

Beta Readers Wanted!

In the writing world, there are two main-types of "pre-publishing" readers: alpha readers and beta readers. Alpha readers look over a...

Why History Matters: A Storyteller's Thougts

In the past year, I did something I never thought I'd do - read The Histories, by Herodotus: in many ways, the oldest form of recorded...

A Thought on Happy Endings

Sometimes I hate happy endings. You know the ones. The neat, square, too-good-to-be-true endings where everything coincidentally turns...

17 Quotes for the Bookish Soul

Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that I am in love with quotes. Of course, when you throw the bookish element in there, too....

A Writer's Letter to a Recently Finished Project

There is nothing like the moment when you write your last sentence. As all writers will tell you, the feeling of reaching the end of a...

A Scientific Note on Bookworms

Bookworms are intriguing creatures, and scientists have never quite been able to classify them—their best attempt lies somewhere between...

Is Reading a Waste of Time?

The Dreamer awakens, The shadow goes by, The tale I have told you, That tale is a lie. But listen to me, Bright maiden, proud youth, The...