Writing Roots

Backstories are a key piece to characters in tabletop games, such as Dungeons & Dragons. Players usually create that backstory, and the game master helps determine what to do with that information. Th...

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From the other players at your table to the vast cultures available within the worlds, there is a lot to learn about diversity from engaging in TTRPGs. You can explore different experiences through yo...

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In writing and in tabletop gaming, character choices are essential to plot progression. In either case, whether as a game master or author, it's easy to fall into the pattern of what's known in gaming...

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One of our favorite tools for learning storytelling is through playing tabletop roleplaying games, also known as TTRPGs. Games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, or Call of Cthulhu are a...

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Thriller, mystery, and horror are all genres with their own strengths, but they do share a lot in common when it comes to marketing. They're all about exploring the dark, the mysterious, and the terri...

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While cozy mysteries have been around for a while (just look at shows like Murder, She Wrote), cozy fantasy is a relatively new classification of story that places you in a high fantasy world but with...

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Among new indie authors, the difference between beta readers, ARC readers, and street teams can be confusing. It may seem like these serve largely similar functions. This has never been more apparent ...

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Stories are one of the most valuable things we can offer to children. In many cases, children learn stories before they learn to speak, walk, run. Children's books are an invaluable resource to help i...

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