100 Sites for Fiction Writers: #89 – Yatopia

Young Adult literature is one of the most popular areas of the modern fiction world, and the site YATopia brings eight YA writers together to share their knowledge and experiences with others.

Challenged to Write

What is it that challenges us to write; slip out of our writing comfort zone and into another arena, write in a whole other genre than those we are most familiar with? Most anything, I guess and it is good when we are challenged to write.

D.W. Hawkins and The Sentient Fire

D.W. Hawkins is a gifted writer who has served his country for the last ten years as Crew Chief of the Black Hawk. He served two deployments in Iraq and his last deployment was in Afghanistan. During these hectic years he has spent every spare moment writing his best seller,"The Sentient Fire" It made it’s first appearance in November. Dan has always been a fan of Fantasy and this Fantasy is the best story of that genre. The following is Daniel introducing his, "Sentient Fire."

I’m Reading as Fast as I Can!

The Business of Writing on the Web.

Farming OUT Your Talent

The internet, Google, Yahoo and other search engines, the media in general have opened the barn door and invited all “wanna-be writers” into the barn of the Content Farm. They tell you that you can make money writing about what you know about; but is it worth it? Read more…

A Few Things to Keep in Mind When Writing a Romance

Want to write a romance, here’s an article that may be helpful in getting you started.

Frankenstein – a Literature Essay on Social Context Comments

A literature essay on the way that Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, comments on its social context through the use of literary techniques.

Writing Purposefully

Writing for the writer can be as much a part of their being as breathing and eating. It is part of who they are but why do you write? What is the purpose behind your pen? Read more…

Ten Websites Beneficial to Writers

These sites will benefit anyone who wants to get their work out on the Internet.

How to Write a Story?

Writing story is an art and of course it is not everyone’s cup of tea. It requires dexterity and also imagination power. But with few simple guidelines one can start writing stories of any kind with ease and comfort. Here are few tips for that:

Genre: Make a list of genres which fit your narrative writing.

E.g. Choose from mystery, supernatural, romance, science-fiction, war, human interest, adventure, crime, childhood, social issue etc.