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Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Zombie Apocalypse Story

When did we get to the point where zombie apocalyptic stories are old news? I suppose that doesn’t matter, whether they are old or not, what matters is how they are written. Let’s be done with the mindless, brain-craving monstrosities, please. Below I have written a guide on how to build your zombie stories upContinue reading “Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Zombie Apocalypse Story”

Quit Making Fictional Parents so Dumb

Is it just me or are most fictional parents really blonde? I’ll give it this much, it seems to happen mostly with teen protagonists. Maybe I goes along with the poor pick on teenager routine, but it’s exhausting for me to read. I haven’t yet raised a teenager but my bonus kids are getting toContinue reading “Quit Making Fictional Parents so Dumb”

Get Your Words Out of Your Head and Onto Paper

Writing for a hobby is a lot more common than I had first thought when I had first discovered I liked to write. Almost everyone I knew writes or tried to write at one point in their life, or maybe even wants to write, but most everyone just can’t get their words out on paper.Continue reading “Get Your Words Out of Your Head and Onto Paper”

Old Time Guns For Your Action Packed Story

I love having guns in my stories but I also like to be able to know what kind of gun it is. Sure, I can give you the old “hand gun, shot gun, rifle” info but where is the fun in that? Knowing what type of gun your characters choose shows a lot about theirContinue reading “Old Time Guns For Your Action Packed Story”

Fight Off Your Writer’s Block

Writer’s block can be a pain in the a**, especially when you want to write but you don’t know how to get rid of it. Below is eight solutions to defeat writer’s block and get back to writing your story! Change the Weather Have you ever read a story where the weather had dramatically changed?Continue reading “Fight Off Your Writer’s Block”

Flawed Characters Are Fun Characters

Is it just me or is it fun picking out flaws for your character? Especially when the flaws go really deep into their personality, like self-centered, or manipulative. Or maybe when they constantly attract bad things and people to them and they don’t understand what it is they are doing wrong. Maybe the truly funContinue reading “Flawed Characters Are Fun Characters”

Cliche Cardboard Characters

If you have any of these characters that I’m going to list below in your stories please recreate your character to make them feel more life like or relatable, or maybe at least let me be able to sympathize for them. The Average High School Crowd: Picked on Teenager Typical picked on teenagers usually haveContinue reading “Cliche Cardboard Characters”

Tell Your Love Scenes Through the Man’s POV

In this post I’m going to separate 3 important scenes: intimacy scenes, love scenes, and sex scenes. I refer intimacy scenes as those heart racing moments where there is no skin involved between your characters, but it is so obvious that they are in love or infatuation with each other. That kind of moment whereContinue reading “Tell Your Love Scenes Through the Man’s POV”

Perks of Writing Your Story on Paper First

What they say is true. All you really need to do is get your ideas out of your head and onto some sort of format before you do any revisions. For a first time writer I do highly recommend this. And over time I have discovered something with myself: I hate writing. Don’t get meContinue reading “Perks of Writing Your Story on Paper First”