The climax of a story is one of the most essential parts, leaving either a good or bad taste in the audience’s mouth. If it’s good, it could lead to …

Writing intelligence is a challenge. If you’re writing a mystery story, you likely want your culprit or detective to be brilliant. Maybe even both. After all, giving a genius detective …

Today I met a fellow author who at a craft fair. He was an older gentleman in his 70s or 80s who wrote many non-fiction books about languages since he …

Pacing differs significantly between mystery stories. Most that I have read are slower-paced, allowing the reader to digest the events as they occur instead of rushing through them and leaving …

From the first recorded story, we’ve been dreaming of larger-than-life heroes who conquer evil and help the helpless. From Gilgamesh to Achilles. From Thor to Odin. From Robin Hood to …

So far in this series, we’ve discussed how to create your characters and setting and hide evidence from your readers while establishing its presence in the story. Now, we’re going …

The crime scene is an essential part of your murder mystery. It not only shows what the protagonist will be investigating but can also help develop either your protagonist or …

Worldbuilding is fun. From forging massive galaxies with infinite possibilities to creating a small town off the beaten path. It’s always a great time and helps to exercise one’s imagination. …

We’ve gone over how to hide evidence, we’ve gone over how to create a good protagonist and a good antagonist. Now we will discuss how to create the rest of …