Setting Essays

Writing contemporary fiction as if it is fantasy can bring about considerable benefits.

Why do we find stories about living in the ashes of our destroyed world such enjoyable reads?

How does one write to tell a tale as opposed to drowning the reader in a strange new world?

Water is a constant in a changing world. Writers often use water, along with busy flows of people, as real-world settings.

A series looking at the advantages and disadvantages of writing in different tenses. This essay covers the pros and cons of future tense.

A series looking at the advantages and disadvantages of writing in different tenses. This essay covers the pros and cons of present tense.

A series looking at the advantages and disadvantages of writing in different tenses. This essay covers the pros and cons of past tense.

There’s a knack to world building...just ask God.

When writing a scene you need to create a mood. This essay details the method of building layers to immerse the reader in your world.