Make Your Setting Realistic

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. Let’s talk about settings. We’ve all heard the adage, “Write what you know.” Most of us assume our book should be something we’re familiar with. If you have a medical background, you might write medical thrillers. Former military or a military spouse? Maybe you want to write military …

Let’s poke it with a stick

Hi, Gang. Craig with you today, and we’re going to do something different. I believe that nearly everything can be a case study of sorts. We get bits and bobs from everything we see, hear, observe, but some things like books, television, and films can help us with story structure. My SE partners are nicer …

Special Items: Fantasy

Hi gang, Craig with you again. In my last post, we talked about special items that you might find in a paranormal tale of some kind. The key involved a list of things to consider when creating an item for your story. Let’s include the list again. • Enhancing the world you are building. • …

A Different Approach to Social Media

Greetings to all the Story Empire readers today. I'm posting late since I appear to be lost in some sort of time warp from finishing up a manuscript revision. My apologies for the delay today. September begins several months of higher books sales and many authors are working now on more active approaches to promotion. …

Top Five Mistakes New Authors Make and How to Avoid Them

  Hello, SEers. I am delighted to be part of The Story Empire group. I have long admired the members and followers and am pleased to now be a part of the team. I feel like a kid who has been looking at penny candy with his nose pressed against the display case glass, and …