Writers Blog

Every year, millions of books are published all over the world – and a large percentage of those are self-published fiction stories, guides, memoirs, and more. With the rise of KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) in recent years, the number of self-published books has skyrocketed since its launch in 2007,...

If you ask a group of five hundred people, “What is the greatest novel ever written?” you will be met with five hundred different answers. The truth is, what one person considers a “great novel” may the “worst novel ever written” to someone else. However, what most people actually mean when they say...

A high-quality argument is at the core of excellent research writing. After all, it is precisely your argument that determines the structure, flow, and content of your academic work. Most research papers aim to prove or disprove a hypothesis, and a set of arguments is the tool through which scientists...

Academic writing can be quite difficult in and of itself, but what if I told you there are actually different types of scholarly writing, each of which comes with its own nuanced requirements? Descriptive, analytical, critical, persuasive… It’s a lot. Fortunately, there’s no need to soak up all this...

Man vs. self conflict is a very compelling type of literary conflict. Why? Well, readers love reading about characters like themselves—flawed individuals with something they must overcome to succeed, particularly when the stakes are big. The idea of a character being their own worst enemy is very human,...