Morally gray characters are fascinating. They’re unpredictable and leave the reader sitting on the edge of their seat, wondering what will happen next. In romance and fantasy, morally gray characters create tension by being both tender and destructive. Writing a morally gray character isn’t about making someone both “hot and bad” or “good and tragic.” […]

A villain without wounds, desires, contradictions, and emotional logic is forgettable. To really get your readers’ hearts racing with anticipation for the final battle, you need to craft a villain worth fighting against. Here are some tips about how to write villains with depth and power that your readers will never forget.

One of the most popular tropes in fiction these days is the enemies-to-lovers trope. Despite its popularity, enemies-to-lovers is one of the easiest tropes to ruin with predictable beats or rushed developments. When the hate feels petty or unjustified, the reader may get bored waiting for them to just get over it already and get […]

Love, magic, fantasy worlds, morally gray love interests… What more could you ask for? Since 2022, the sub-genre of romantasy has exploded in popularity. The word “romantasy” is a combination of “romance” and “fantasy,” perfectly describing a fantasy story with romance as its primary plot. But what is romantasy really all about? Let’s take a […]