Monthly Archives: August 2016

Think how much would be lost if all the wonderful animals that populated the Harry Potter series suddenly went missing. If Harry’s fateful letter were delivered by an ordinary postman, half the magic (quite literally) would disappear from that first … Continue reading →

Every piece of writing–long or short–should have a clear purpose. Know yours–before you put the pen to the page, the finger to the key. You can discover that by asking yourself a simple question, before you begin–what do I want … Continue reading →

Have you ever had a job so mind-numbingly boring you wonder why you don’t die of ennui? Writing should never be one of those jobs, because if it bores you, it’ll bore your readers. Find a way to fire every … Continue reading →