Joshua AndrewsShould You Make Your Villain Lovable or Hated?One of the most fun parts of telling your story can be crafting your villain. Everybody loves a properly written one, but there are so many…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Joshua AndrewsHow to Know When Your Story is Too RealisticYou want your characters to be relatable. You want your plot to make sense. You want your readers to be immersed. But where do you draw the…Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
Joshua Andrews5 Things to Remember When You Kill a Beloved Character in Your StorySpoilers for The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, A Quiet Place, Avengers: Endgame, and Game of Thrones.Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
Joshua AndrewsHow to Make Your Story UniqueThere are few things more disheartening than finding out the book you’ve been writing for the past two months sounds strikingly similar to…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
Joshua AndrewsBittersweet Endings Have Become My Favorite. Here’s Why.Everybody loves a happy ending. You’ve been following these characters for the whole story and have grown to care for them(hopefully), so…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Joshua AndrewsWhy Your “Badass” Character May Not Be Badass at All.Which is more badass: a knight who slays a fire-breathing dragon with nothing but his sword, or an immensely powerful wizard who does it…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Joshua AndrewsWhy Horror Could Be the Best Genre… If Done Right.Genre doesn’t matter.Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022