Tag: books
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Inspiration: Now Available During Inconvenient Hours
By: Shalisha Bynoe Great stories often pretend to spring from divine inspiration, but in reality, most ideas crawl out of the brain like confused houseguests who got lost on the way to a better party. Ideas, despite being the precious fuel of storytelling, are notoriously unreliable. One moment they show up uninvited at three in…
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Genre Selection for the Overwhelmed, Under Caffeinated Writer
Choosing the right genre for your story is a bit like choosing the right outfit for a first date: it sets expectations, shapes impressions, and determines whether your reader leans in with interest or quietly backs away while pretending to check their phone. Genre is your story’s DNA, but thankfully it doesn’t require test tubes…
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Plot Holes, Laser Beams, and Snarky Elves: Navigating the Genre Cosmos
By Shalisha Bynoe Think of genres as the constellations of the literary universe, except instead of being balls of flaming gas light-years away, they’re made of tropes, subgenres, and reader expectations. Still hot, though. Very spicy. Each genre has its own unique stars (tropes), planets (subgenres), and gravitational pull (reader expectations). Some even have black…
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Genres: The Art of Avoiding Social Exile
By Shalisha Bynoe Genres have their own unwritten rules but are widely understood. It’s like opening a mystery novel expecting a dead body suspicious characters, and a classic gumshoe to be hot on a trail. In the literary world, genres act as models and blueprints. They don’t just help writers keep the story on track…
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Breaking Out of the Draft Dungeon
By: Shalisha Bynoe Writing can be lonely. It’s just you, your keyboard, and the existential dread of a blinking cursor. You may begin to question everything: your plot, characters, life choices… and lunch. But fear not, brave wordsmith! You don’t have to go it alone. In fact, you shouldn’t. Writers need people. Sometimes, the only…
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The Art Of Writing and Time Management
In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.
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