The “classic” trilogy

Hi gang! Craig with you again today. I'm in the middle of writing a trilogy, so take this info with a grain of salt. I've done my homework, and I want to share some of that here today. The topic is the "classic" trilogy. You know as well as I do, that any three related …

Expansion Pack: Stock Characters

Hi gang. Craig with you again. Earlier this year, I wrote a series here about The Hero’s Journey. This is a link to PART ONE. Then I went on to write several Expansion Packs. Those are easy enough to find by using the search function at the very bottom of our page. I’m not giving …

A little about blog tours

As most of you know, we just finished up our Story Empire - Something Wicked, blog tour. This was a massive effort on our part, and many of you came along for the ride. Whether you followed in part, or made the whole route, we're eternally grateful. What some of you don't know, is I …

Something to think about

Hi gang, Craig here once again with an odd topic this time, etiquette. It may seem like an strange topic for a writing blog, but I promise you it’s applicable. If you read enough about writing you’ll come across a line similar to this: Never give them a reason to say ‘No.’ This dates back …

Series work… Me?

Hi gang, Craig here today. I'm the only person here who has not dabbled in book series. I love a good stand-alone story, and that will never change. However, my colleagues at Story Empire convinced me to try it about a year ago. I jumped in with both feet, and declared 2019 my year of …