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Music

The Role of Music in Fiction: Enhancing Storytelling Through Sound

Music for many of us is a tether to the past. This is why using a song title or lyric helps the reader anchor themselves into the time...

Tips & Tricks

The Role of Imagery in Literature

Imagery in literature is a device that uses vivid, descriptive language to create a mental image in the reader’s mind. It is a sensory experience using symbolism that...

Playing with Fire

The Fire Tree: A BitterSweet Side Story

Another burst of laughter and the man’s face turned red. He glanced over his shoulder at his friends and I could see the wheels turning, searching for a...

Playing with Fire

Secrets, Survival, and the Slow Burn of Suspense in Playing with Fire

At the heart of the suspense genre lies uncertainty, but not the vague uncertainty of a simple mystery. This is a more intimate unease, a sense that the...

Beyond the Broken Window

Psychological Suspense: Creating Characters & Stories with Heart

Psychological suspense has always been my home base genre. It’s where mystery, romance, and emotional truth tangle together, where secrets lurk in the dark corners of family history,...

Tips & Tricks

Overcome Writer's Block - Tips to Get Your Words Flowing

Writer’s block is more than just a bad day for the pen or keyboard. It’s a creative slowdown that makes it difficult—sometimes impossible—to turn thoughts into words.