Sunayna Prasad

A while back, I have watched a video about developing children’s novel characters. The person in the clip said that the characters have...

I stood in the classroom and observed the second graders as they presented different stories. It was my first time student-teaching. I...

Sierra dragged her feet up to her room. Only a couple months remained until high school graduation. But she wished she had earned her...

My name is Bernard Applebaum, although people often call me Bernie. Recently, my school had spirit week, and one of the days was “change...

While pretty much everything has been done before, some ideas are too overdone, according to the general public. Some of those include...

Have any of you wrote something and didn’t realize anything significant about your work until long after? I have. They are symbols and...

Ah, characters: you’ve got to love or hate them—or have some opinion on them. They also shouldn’t be perfect. The hero should do wrong...

Someone needs to design a better hotel. I just came back home from Greece. Yes, I am aware that European luxury hotel designs may differ...

I enjoyed reading fiction for the first time in recent years. However, before that, the last time I’ve enjoyed reading stories for fun...

Cassandra and her ten-year-old sister, Michaela, settled into their assigned cabin of The Kullen Ranch. The parents took their room...

Plot holes happen everywhere: movies, TV shows, books, and so forth. Even the top writers end up making plot holes, either as...

If you write prose, you should be aware to avoid clichés, such as “crystal clear” or “a piece of cake”. Readers have seen and heard those...

I sat at the train station. Something moved on the tracks. It was nighttime, so I couldn’t see what it was. It might have been a rat....

I started my first job as a maid, serving an elite family: the Galloways. Despite their wealth, they did not spoil their children nor did...

I have always enjoyed fantasy more than most other genres. I read the entire “Harry Potter” series in my early teens. In fact, at that...

What is a beta reader? It’s someone who gives you feedback on your story and its literary elements, such as plot, characterization,...

As people learn the writing craft, they discover how to word their sentences, what types of words and phrases to avoid, and what...

Who doesn’t love music, regardless of genre, mood, and everything else? I like to play it when I do chores, sometimes drive (only when I...

What is fantasy without magic? My “Magical Missions” does not differ from that. However, the magic laws and culture do stand out from...

1: To the person who said that I write without planning: that is untrue. I am a big planner. I cannot write without an outline or...