Harry Potter and the Three Types of Heroes

by Joe Bunting | 57 comments

JK Rowling’s journey with Harry Potter began, apparently, when Harry walked, fully formed onto her London bound train. She knew immediately she had been given a brilliant idea for a book. However, it still took her five years to brainstorm and write the rest. Which goes to show that while the hero might be the central character of the book, if you only have him or her, you don’t have much.

The Simple Formula to Write a Book

by Joe Bunting | 99 comments

The formula to make copies is simple: Put the papers in the copier + press COPY = Copies Made Writing a novel, on the other hand, is a series of such complicated, odd hurdles of the mind that it resists any formula but this: (Pain + Time) × dumb luck (i.e....

The Winner of Show Off: Winter Solstice

by Joe Bunting | 23 comments

This month, we had forty-four entries to our writing contest. How do you choose the best story out of forty-four well-written and even powerful pieces of writing? Thank you so much, all of you who submitted something to this contest, especially to the many of you who...

5 Writing Prompts to Overcome Writer’s Block

by Joe Bunting | 39 comments

Today, I'm excited to introduce our guest, Heather Marsten. I asked Heather to write a post after she mentioned a technique she learned from her writing teacher. I'm glad she agreed because I think you'll enjoy this. Heather writes two blogs, one about healing from...