As a millennial – and every generation after – it’s near impossible to have a straight talk about our finances. We didn’t get much training, and we’ve been hit by one life-changing event after another. It feels like they’re happening every day. So what are we to do? Amin makes…
Author: Guilliean Pacheco
Guilliean Pacheco (she/her) is a Filipino-American full-stack writer by day and raconteuse by night. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from the University of San Francisco and is an Anaphora Arts poetry fellow. She's also a member of AIR, IWW FJU, and Uproot. She’s a misplaced California girl who lives in Las Vegas normally, if one could call living there normal, on Southern Paiute land.
Do you know what motivates your villain?
From greed to vengeance to power, delve into the reasons behind your villain’s behavior to create a story that readers won’t be able to put down.
Character movement: how to make it work
From physical actions to emotional states, we’ll show you how to improve your descriptive skills and keep your readers turning pages.
How would you define your story’s central conflict?
Learn how to define the central conflict of your story, and how to make your conflict the story’s focal point, whether you write a screenplay, novel, or poem.
Using word counts to improve your form
Learn how to use word counts to your advantage and improve your writing form rather than getting distracted by typical word counts for specific forms.
The importance of killing your darlings
Learn how to identify potential situations to kill one of your darlings, recognize when an idea is no longer valuable, and avoid wasting time and energy on unhelpful projects.
You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
The reviewer shares their experience with Christopher Moore’s novels, particularly “A Dirty Job” and “You Suck: A Love Story.” They appreciate Moore’s irreverent tone, relatable characters, and seamless world-building in a fantastical San Francisco. The novels are engaging, embrace absurdity, and don’t require prior knowledge of earlier books in the series.
Analyzing the negative approach
Learn how to effectively target pain points and take an unusual approach to story problems. There is no one “right way” – only the way that works best for your story.