by Claire Winterwolf | Jul 29, 2025 | Publishing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
Stories stay with us not just because of what happens, but because of how those events change the people involved. Readers connect most with characters who grow, struggle, and transform, who enter the story one way and leave it another. In short, that’s the power of a...
by Sydney Whalen | Jul 8, 2023 | Writing Tips and Tools
You could have the most artfully crafted characters and it wouldn’t matter if your narrative voice isn’t on point. This tremendously undervalued literary tool is more than just the faceless storyteller; it is your reader’s gateway to your world and...
by TheWinterwolf | Jan 17, 2023 | Writing Tips and Tools |
Between grabbing a pen to start your story and accepting another to sign your publishing contract, there’s a deep, dark pit of work that requires a writer to be both the digger who creates it and the landscaper who must fill it in and smooth it out, making it appear...
by TheWinterwolf | Jan 11, 2023 | Writing Tips and Tools
When you’re writing a book, one of the first big choices you’ll face is this: What narration and point of view should I use? It’s not just a technical decision. It’s the lens through which your entire story is told. Whether you go with first person,...
by TheWinterwolf | Mar 13, 2017 | Publishing Tips
Though DC’s Superman was the first big comic book character to grab the mainstream’s attention, Marvel Comic’s Stan Lee is undoubtedly everyone’s favorite father of comic book superheroes. But here’s the thing very few seem to have...