Sunayna Prasad

You’ve probably heard this from many authors: base your characters off people you know. A lot of writers do that, including big ones like...

Everyone who writes needs to revise sooner or later. Well, actually—it would be better if he or she waited until the draft was at the...

I know—you’re eager to finish your story or whatever else you’re working on ASAP. I get it. Many writers probably dream of having a good...

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....

How many of you have written a full-length novel? If so, congrats! What about a series? Extra congrats times a million! Now can your...

I know, I know. Many people prefer hardcopies over eBooks. Many writers and publishers will say you should have a hardcopy or paperback...

In 2009, I returned to writing fiction after a while of not being interested. However, unlike now, I hadn’t studied the writing craft. I...

Every character should have a unique voice. And by that, I don’t just mean speech patterns, words, attitudes, and so on, I also mean...

If you publish the commercial route, a copywriter in the publishing house writes the blurb for your book—that is, if your manuscript gets...

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...

Who wouldn’t love to see visual versions of their novels? Many writers dream of their books becoming movies. But only a handful of books...

As someone who enjoyed her book, “Unwritten,” I am interviewing the author, Tara Gilboy. See the questions and answers below and enjoy!...

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...

As a writer, I have to follow creative writing rules and standards in order to please readers. As much as I’m okay with most of the craft...

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

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...