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No account of human history is complete without a very sharp object: swords. Here are ten of the coolest swords in history and fantasy.

This guide explores how to apply the rule of three in worldbuilding and provides a practical guideline for its corrrect us

The rule of three is a writing principle that helps authors create memorable phrases, build tension, develop characters, and organise ideas.

DC vs. Marvel is an enduring argument with no end in sight. So, let’s start a new discourse: Marvel vs. DC Female superheroes?

Thinking about changing careers but want to make the most of your writing skills? Discover 15 writing-adjacent careers to explore.

One of the hardest lessons in Khaled Hosseini’s stories is that the consequences of our choices don’t end when we move on. And when we act selfishly, the consequences don’t follow us in eq...

Do we forever operate on the defensive, fingers perpetually pointed towards the dark deeds of neo-colonial contemporaries and their colonial forebears?

Like every major movement in art history, gore art is an emotional language designed to process humanity’s most overwhelming experiences.

Not every branch deserves the same defence. This conflict explains much of the appeal of forbidden love romance books.

We Should All Be Feminists is perhaps her most direct attempt to turn those questions into a conversation.

Horror romance is one of fiction’s oldest and most enduring combinations, where tenderness and terror orbit each other.

ISTJ characters are necessary breathers because they often represent duty in its most intentional form. But is that all there is to them?

This guide explores how to apply the rule of three in worldbuilding and provides a practical guideline for its corrrect us

Thinking about changing careers but want to make the most of your writing skills? Discover 15 writing-adjacent careers to explore.

One of the hardest lessons in Khaled Hosseini’s stories is that the consequences of our choices don’t end when we move on. And when we act selfishly, the consequences don’t follow us in eq...

The following comma rules cover common situations, explain frequent mistakes and show how commas can serve a writer’s purpose.

Studying third-person omniscient examples can help writers understand how an all-knowing narrator shapes a plot.

Below are ten masterclass examples of flash fiction, each showing a different way to inspire your next writing project.

The round vs flat character debate becomes more interesting when “flatness” stops being treated as a synonym for poor writing.

An author can publish independently. This has made it difficult to define the relationship between the internet and reading.

Is literary fiction actually “better” than genre fiction, or has everyone simply agreed to act like it is?

Both Game of Thrones  and The Wheel of Time completely reshaped the fantasy genre, but they did it in almost opposite ways.

Few literary conversations embody these contrasts more fully than the enduring debate surrounding prose vs poetry.

Classic horror novels acted as mirrors of their time, but not always fairly, reflecting fear and distortion.