When to Keep (Or Kill) A Prologue
Six questions to ask yourself when figuring out if your prologue works (or doesn't)!
3 Ways to Overcome Creative Imposter Syndrome
Raise your hand if you've ever felt like a fraud 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♂️
Know the Difference: Erotica vs. Romance Novels
Hint: it’s all about the underlying theme.
Figure Out the Heat Level in Your Novel
Unsure how to rate the level of spice, smut, or intimate scenes in your romance novel? Spice levels 1 through 6, explained.
Other Writers Are Not Your Competition
How competition, fear of failure, and self-sabotage can ruin an author's career.
Kourtney's 2023 Gift Guide for Fiction Writers
Need help finding a gift for the writer in your life? Look no further.
Identifying Over-Telling in Your Writing
Building of Part 1 “Trusting Your Read = A More Immersive Reading Experience” - learn how to ID and fix moments of overtelling in your writing.
Trusting Your Reader = A More Immersive Experience
Trusting your readers is all about believing they can and will pick up on the things you leave as clues in your backstory, world-building, characterization, etc.
My Favorite Piece of Plotting Advice
Is your plot a series of 'stuffing happening' or does each scene build off the last?
Character Agency in Fiction
Tired of hearing “I didn’t connect with your protagonist” from readers?
The Key to Writing Meaningful Flashbacks
Flashback might be an important part of your novel. Make sure you use them effectively.
How Long Should Your Chapters be?
If you’ve ever wondered about how long your chapters should be, this is the post for you!
Punctuation: Action Beats vs. Dialogue Tags
This has to be one of the most common issues I see when editing.
Preptober Step 6: Managing Writing Time
Other than writing, managing our time can be just as difficult.
Preptober Step 5: Building Your Writing Community
Top 5 benefits of building your writing career early on in your writing career.
Preptober Step 4: The Foundations of World-Building
Get your tools out, writers. We're building a whole fictional world today!