Sunayna Prasad

Characters come in all shapes, sizes, personalities, and much more. So do the ways they are developed. Many writers base their characters...

Ah, titles, you’ve got to love them—or dislike them. Titles matter a lot for a book to sell, whether it’s commercially or self-published....

Every writer develops his or her protagonist his or her own way. Some are inspired by real people, which is how I think Lewis Carroll...

If you're planning to become a writer, you might want to take this advice. This is from my personal experiences. Contrary to what others...

I love to write fantasy and here is the advice people and websites have given me about worldbuilding. Speculative fiction includes...

Stories come in all forms, sizes, moods, and so forth. No two plots are alike. Some are similar. Some differ drastically. Some are short...

Why is it so hard? Because it needs to be relevant to the storyline, not offensive, and sound natural to the person speaking it, taking...

I am not like many readers when it comes to reading physical descriptions of characters in books. A lot of readers dislike the author...

This here is another lesson I've learned as an author: Have you written a book? If so, good. Can it please strangers? If yes, great. Will...

As, I writer, below is a lesson I have learned to get my words down faster: Typing is probably the most common way to get your story...

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

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...