“People are not lazy, … they have goals which do not inspire them.” – Tony Robbins. I have never particularly subscribed to Tony Robbins...

We have talked about dialogue tags, action tags, and the setting dialogue inside of a larger context of the tale. For the moment I want...

Let’s talk briefly about mental health. According to the CDC “In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the...

I am going to postulate that life is about the slope of the incline. When we are young, high school seems hard, but if you are a...

In novels, song and verse are, or can be, a kind of dialogue that elevates the piece. In real life throughout human history we have sung....

In the United States, movie tickets typically range in price from about $9 to $20 per person. If you get some popcorn, lets call it 50...

Write down one day. I dare you. You are going to be upset, and if you are honest about doing it and what you want in life you are likely...

I will never review a bad book on my site, because there is enough negativity in the world, and to be frank, I know how hard it is to...

I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...

Everything you make is worth more, the more any one thing you make is worth.

Dialogue must have a point and a purpose. It must teach us something about the world, about the characters, about their emotions, the...

Actually, I want to talk about Time Enough for Love. Robert Heinlein is about the biggest name you can get in the history of science...

Everyone has had a moment when they look at the perceived competition and think to themselves, “I am less than…” The problem is, there is...

We've talked about dialogue before on this channel, but it turns out I have more to say! For the previous section of dialogue review...

A fun way to explore your understanding of current history is to read about “what if,” alternate histories. Alternate history novels are...

The trope of dystopia is a fascinating and often chilling exploration of imagined societies characterized by oppression, suffering, and...

But are they measured? A friend of mine said to me just this week, “I don’t have the time to…” This is the same friend who sends giant...

(Get it? Stuck in a loop?...) Time travel is a staple of many science fiction stories and rears its head though less frequently in...

The depiction of Hell throughout history has been profoundly influenced by literary figures who have provided descriptions and...

I am not old yet. I am certainly not young anymore either by internet standards. At 45 I am comfortably slightly past the middle point of...