Halloween is here, so it’s time to settle in with a good old fashioned ghost story. If you’re new to the genre or if you have no idea where to even begin with your Halloween festivities, no worries! I’ve got some recommendations for you today. We’re here to talk about...
Last week, we went into detail about listening to audiobooks on YouTube. This week, it's Spotify's turn. I’m going to break down exactly where you can find audiobooks on Spotify. Since not everyone already has an account, I’ll walk you through exactly how to get into...
If you’ve never formatted a book before, you might not know exactly how much work goes into it. It might seem easy and uniform—it just needs to look like a book, right?—but you’d be surprised just how many decisions you’ll need to make if you’re formatting on your...
If you’re a self-published author, you may already know that writing is only one part of the gig. There’s a conception that writers don’t need to have any technical no-how—after all, people have been writing novels long before the invention of the computer, right?...
When I say purple prose, what springs to mind? Probably dense, complicated chunks of classic books you were forced to read in high school. Or maybe Twitter screenshots of embarrassing novels laden with straining metaphors. If anything, you probably know that it’s...
Ah, the hero’s journey. Some of the best hero's journey examples are recognizable as the tried-and-true storytelling structure that creates the backbone of our favorite movies, books, and TV shows. You may not be aware of it, but most of your favorite stories probably...