Choosing Your Topic

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  • Story Ideas: Tap into Your Imagination - article

    All writers, regardless of genre, need nimble imaginations. Every day you must fling yourself into make-believe worlds to create authentic works or find ways to make...
    Molly Blaisdell
    • Molly Blaisdell
  • Genre Basics - Science Fiction - article

    Science fiction, or sci-fi, is a popular genre. It’s one of the broadest genres in terms of theme, and is characterized by numerous sub-genres. Sci-fi also connects...
    Molly Blaisdell
    • Molly Blaisdell
  • Story ideas: How to hone the idea - article

    So you've got a great idea for a new story, but you find yourself needing a little help. You need to take your idea, define its central theme, and develop it into a...
    Michael Esser
    • Michael Esser
  • Series Writing: Non-Fiction Topics - article

    If you have broad experience and knowledge of a topic you can leverage that as a book. But don’t stop with just one book. Write multiple books – a series even. And then...
    R.J. Lee
    • R.J. Lee
  • Incorporating Humor in Your Writing - video

    Humor is difficult to write well. Incorporating humor in your writing can be a valuable literary tool when you know how to do it right. Author Judy Cobb Dailey shares...
    Judy Cobb Dailey
    • Judy Cobb Dailey