Solivagant Writers

When the holiday season comes to a close, I always get really excited for the new year. It’s a natural point to look forward and decide...

With all the thrills and scares within our works, the difference between horror and thrillers can prove to be a bit challenging. Here are...

What is your approach to writing fantasy? What are some tips? I have been asked these questions several times. Normally, I fumble over...

I've been writing science fiction since 1980. There was no question of my writing anything else (other than fantasy, which is essentially...

Dialogue can be intimidating if you’re not sure where to start. Afraid your characters all sound the same? Think your dialogue sounds...

I need you to do me a favor. I need you to close your eyes and picture your life as a whole, from birth to present. Don’t zero in on...

That glorious rabbit hole of facts, figures, myths, histories, and opinions. Personally, I find getting lost in the infinite strands of...

My stride is dictated by an urge for irritation. The ridge of my chest nudges his, a movement he detests. His breath stinks of cheap...

You’ve had an idea. Your writer’s brain has generated an intriguing character concept, a fresh magical world, or simply a scenario you’d...

Whose story do you want to tell? That’s the question authors ask themselves every time they begin to work on a new project. There might...

“There’s no rule on how it is to write … Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly. Sometimes it is like drilling rock and then blasting it...

From Sancho Panza (Don Quixote) to Doctor Watson (Sherlock Holmes), and from Man Friday (Robinson Crusoe) to Ford Prefect (Arthur Dent),...

The importance of humor in your writing and the peril of writing in your humor. I'm a little dizzy, too. Any of you ever pee in the...

By Kevy Watt Almost as much has been written about great antagonists as there has been great novels and screenplays that feature them....

Hi writers! So glad to see you back at Solivagant Writers! Last week we talked about five habits I thought every writer should have and...

Hello fellow writers! Today's topic is about 5 writing habits that I believe every writer should have. I came up with this topic because...

I can't help but picture Captain America looking straight into the camera at you as you read that title explaining the ins and outs of...