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Creating Realistic Characters: part 2 (creating character arcs)
Creating character arcs can be tough. Especially if you're a beginning writer and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of articles,...
4 days ago6 min read


Creating Realistic Characters: part 1
Does anyone here struggle with making their characters realistic? Or does your character just seem to fall flat on the page? Well, today...
Apr 285 min read


Life is about to get crazy...
Have you been wanting to write more but are in a rut? Do you just need a burst of motivation to get you going? Well, friends, I have just...
Jan 41 min read


Gifts for Readers and Writers
With Christmas rolling around, I thought it'd be a fun idea to do a post featuring gift ideas for readers and writers. Who knows, maybe...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Double Cover Reveal!
Wow, I hadn’t been planning on doing a double cover reveal today, but since the cover for my anthology is finished, I thought, why not?...
Nov 18, 20241 min read


Know the Novel: Part 1 and 2
Hey everyone! A while back I saw some other young author bloggers doing this, and I thought I would give it a try! (I've been looking...
Sep 16, 20247 min read


Ignite has been Released!
Hey readers! I'm excited to announce that Kara Swanson's novel Ignite was released today! Kara Swanson is the author of Dust and Shadow,...
Aug 20, 20241 min read


How to Create the Perfect Writing Space
I'm gonna be honest--I didn't know what I was going to post today. I had lots of ideas, but none of them seemed... right. So finally, I...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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