Creativity and flow. What does this means for us?

As a writer, all of us need creative flow and simply creativity in general. How we go about it is personal for some of us. For OC Craig, he plays with his toys. For me, I meme pictures and read. Music helps me too. Creativity is the lifeblood of writers everywhere. What you do is […]

One word. Tropes.

What is a trope? How do we use them?

The live-stream with OC Craig, an independent comic book writer.

Curious about comic books and independent writers? OC Craig is here to answer your questions in a sassy manner.

Wattpad and other writing sites: Are they worth it?

Hello writers! Now it’s time to bring up Wattpad, Amazon books, and all those other sites. First things first, Wattpad is now monetized. I used it once but I was never popular. I did not get much reaction or get very far. There’s a lot of monetized book apps that allow writers to buy books […]

The two R’s. Romance and relationship. What does it mean for writers?

Hello again writers. It’s time to cover romance and relationships. What do we do with those? Are we doing a positive or a negative relationship? Is it abusive? How do we decide this? Okay. First things first. I will type this until the day I die. The Twilight Saga is an abusive relationship. Sorry, fan […]

Clichés! Ditch them or keep them alive?

Welcome to the wonderful or not so wonderful month of month of February! Today is all about clichés. Why clichés? Let’s make this easy. Clichés are overused phrases such as Once upon a time; fit as a fiddle, lets touch base; and my personal favorite for roasts Roses are red,Violets are blue. Now, why do […]

Descriptions. Let’s talk about it.

Descriptions! Let’s get cracking! How do we describe them? First off, make descriptions noteworthy or they are fillers. It’s like building a sandwich with only a few choices in garnish. Stephen King’s comment about J. Crew catalogs and clothing comes to mind. “I’m not particularly keen on writing which exhaustively describes the physical characteristics of […]

Religions… How do you it?

When it comes down to religions the best thing for writers to do is portray it right. If it’s a religion of our world, portray it right. If this is satire, please make sure that is known. If the piece is in a fictional world and you are writing it properly, the religion will have […]

One Word. Characters.

Characters, start the new year off right.

Welcome to the Wonderful Month of December.

Hello readers, welcome to the month of December. This time, we will cover using other languages in your writing. Firstly, you can use other languages in your writing. Please use them respectfully and properly. Pidgin, yes pidgin not pigeon, is a grammatically simplified form specially used by a non-native speaker. If you are a writer, […]