Outlining is like one of those words that starts to divide people. “I don’t like outlining!” “Without outlining you don’t know where you are going!” On and on. I get it. Some people like it, others don’t. In the end, there are different types of writers and we should respect everyone’s process. Outlining is to […]

I really don’t have to say much that this month has been hectic. If I could I would of scream my lungs out. Anyways, talking about this month. This has been pilling up with the date of publishing the children’s book near the corner. On my YouTube channel, I recently announced the name of the

On literaryterms.net a plot twist is described as an unsuspected occurrence or turn of events in the story that completely changes the direction or outcome of the plot from the direction it was likely to go. It’s a hugely popular and frequently used narrative technique in fiction. Plot twists are designed to disrupt things in a story that the

It seems I’ve been out on updates for a while. If you follow me on social media you know that I’m working my butt off. First of all, I hope you guys are good when reading this. So let’s go to the updates. As you know already, I’m super busy. With Cultura Secuencial I’ve been

Beginning my author platform I turned to the social media app that I felt most comfortable with. That was Facebook. Knowing that the algorithm will start morphing to my interests and postings, one of the first suggestions I got was Fen Rivera. I liked his page but didn’t talk to him since I was building

Oh, those cliffhangers. They make you want to scream. Your adrenaline is at a top high and the chapter or the book stops. You grab your chest because you can’t believe what you just experienced. The definition of a cliffhanger is when a story or plotline ends suddenly or a large plot twist occurs and

So what is the deal with genres? I mean I got the idea. Why can’t I just write? The truth is, that between all the hurdles you need to go to write, selecting your genre is one more. Things to wrap your head around. Depending on the genre you choose there are some rules or

A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, “before” and λόγος lógos, “word”) is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. Do you need a prologue? It only depends on your story. You can

When curiosity killed the cat, it made writers go on a never-ending quest for knowledge. Talking about cats, a small paperback caught our attention a time ago about a one having a good time on Halloween Night. We came to know Maribel Texidor, another of our local talent. Not only does she write poetry and

Do you know what books don’t have? A video of what is going on. A voice to explain to you things. I mean sounds like a given, but there are people who over-describe things or under describes. As a writer, you need to hook the reader and emerge that person in your world. Make them