📖 Postmodernism in literature: techniques, books and practice
Postmodernism in literature in simple terms: 5 techniques, the canon from Pynchon to DeLillo, 2025 reading market…
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🎭 Creating characters: depth and motivation
Character depth is born from the link of past-wound-fear-motivation. We break down step by step how to create a…
📚 How to choose a genre for your book
How to choose a book genre in 2025-2026: match your author voice with BookScan sales data and BookTok trends.…
📚 Storylines and their interaction: how to weave a story readers will finish
How to connect the main and secondary storylines of a novel in three ways, keep balance,…
🌿 Folklore and literature: the roots of modern plots
How folklore feeds the book market and an author's work: myths, retellings, the ATU…
🌌 Magical realism: a world bordering on wonder
Magical realism is a genre where wonder is presented as ordinary. We explore its…
⏳ Time travel: how to create historical context in a novel
How to create authentic historical context in a novel: source research, sensory details,…
📖 The female gaze in literature: voice and vision
The female gaze in literature: how this optics differs, who defined it, what numbers stand behind women's prose, and…
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🖋 Writing craft etudes: exercises and techniques
Boost your writing skill in 15 minutes a day: 6 short etudes on description, dialogue, and character, with analysis…
🌹 Romance in modern prose
Why romance is the fastest-growing genre of the 2025 market: fresh Circana data, the BookTok effect, and techniques…