Into the Woods

For centuries, fairytales and folklore have served audiences of all ages as sources of inspiration and grim moral lessons. Writers in recent years have taken some of these stories and re-imagined them, or even turned them completely on their heads in order to bring their timelessness into our modern age. Books like Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and…

Removing “Thought Verbs”

At times, it is difficult for us as writers to latch on to a character’s voice. Each character we create is unique in their perspectives, and the way they narrate their stories should be presented as equally unique. Working with character voice takes a lot of practice and consideration, and sometimes we may never feel…