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Anton Chekhov was a Russian author, often considered a master storyteller, who came up with a useful concept you’ll often hear in creative writing classes. And in kind of goes like this: "If in the

So, you are writing your novel, your characters are solid, your plot is interesting, and the pacing is just perfect. You reach the middle and, what happens next? Blank. Just pure blank. ​Sorry to be the

So, I know we are half-way through February, and the world is already​ filled with new books ready to be discovered but, if your life is as hectic as mine, then you probably missed out some of the gems

Beautifully put, this book will feel like a warm hug you didn't know you needed; whether you are a writer, musician, graphic designer, engineer, actor or everything combined. Timothy Ferriss did a fantastic

As a Spanish native speaker, one of the things I struggled the most when I started writing in English was the lack of synonyms the language had; or at least, that my brain had. Now, at a far higher level,

The world sees millions of books coming to life every year, yet, only half of them live long enough to captivate us all. Therefore, aspiring authors find themselves under significant pressure to produce

The best self-help book you will ever read, guaranteed. I know what you are thinking, and if you are anything like me, the words self-help book will make you cringe, because immediately your mind thinks

Simply put, tension in your story is that little bug that makes your reader keep turn pages, even though it's 2 am and they have to be up by 8. As a reader, I love to be teased, and sort of tortured, with

Sometimes, it doesn’t really matter how much we love writing; it just doesn’t seem to happen. It appears to be too hard, at least more than usual, and it doesn't flow as smoothly as it should. You feel

We are near the end of the first month of the year and, surprisingly, we have already seen the birth of over a thousand new books into the world. Good Reads has already published the most popular books

When I finally found the courage to start this blog, my first question was, how the hell does one become a book reviewer? I was pretty sure it was more than just reviewing the actual book, and in one simple

Do you read on a regular basis? Are you eager to find your next favorite book? Are you reading with an infomercial voice? My name is Athina​ and when I’m not on the Internet, I’m studying to become an