Tropes? Yes, please.

A lot of times what makes a book feel new and different isn’t that the author created a never-before-seen plot structure, but that they added their own unique flair or twist.

Was the Book Really Better? Why the Movie vs. Book Argument May Not Be a Fair Debate

Most of us readers have made the “the book was better” declaration once—or five hundred times—but lately, I’ve started to question it. I can’t help but ask myself: Was the book really better? Or was it just different?

World Building: Don’t let it read like a textbook

I am by no means an expert in fantasy writing or world-building, but my lifelong love for the genre has led me to the conclusion that while there is no right way to build a fictional world, a wrong way is to give your reader a textbook instead of a story.

Writing your resume: It sucks, but you gotta do it Part 2.

Reading job postings while crossing your fingers in hopes that it’s not a fake listing or another phishing scam, while trying to get the magic formatting formula that will allow your document to get past the dreaded Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) troll guarding the hiring manger’s inbox is like walking barefoot and blindfolded down a thousand-foot hallway floor covered with a cornucopia of loose Lego