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✨ 10 Magical Realism YA Books You’ll Fall Into
Where the ordinary glows, and the impossible feels just around the corner Magical realism isn’t about grand quests or ancient prophecies....

Katrina De Milano
17 янв.2 мин. чтения


🌙 10 Underrated YA Fantasy Books You’ll Wish You’d Read Sooner
Hidden gems with magic, heart, and unforgettable voices We all know the big names — the series with merch, adaptations, and million-copy...

Katrina De Milano
10 янв.2 мин. чтения


🗡10 Must-Read Fantasy Books With Strong Female Protagonists
Stories where women wield magic, swords, and hard-won truth Strong female characters aren’t just warriors. They’re leaders, rebels,...

Katrina De Milano
3 янв.2 мин. чтения


💬 What Reading Taught Me About Writing Dialogue
Lessons from the pages that made me pause, reread, and quietly whisper, “God, that line knows something.” Long before I ever dared to...

Katrina De Milano
27 дек. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


📚 20 Must-Read YA Books for Aspiring Writers
A curated list of stories that don’t just entertain — they teach you how to write with heart There’s no better way to grow as a writer...

Katrina De Milano
20 дек. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


✍️ Writing With ADHD: How to Focus, Finish, and Feel Good About It
For writers whose minds move fast — and whose stories burn bright Let’s be honest: writing with ADHD is not always pretty. One day you’re...

Katrina De Milano
13 дек. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🗣 How to Talk About Your Book Without Feeling Awkward or Salesy
Because sharing your work shouldn’t feel like selling your soul For many writers, the hardest part isn’t finishing the book. It’s talking...

Katrina De Milano
6 дек. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


🎙 How to Find Your Writing Voice — And Learn to Trust It
Because your voice isn’t something you invent. It’s something you uncover. There’s a quiet turning point in every writer’s journey. In...

Katrina De Milano
29 нояб. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🧠 How to Create Realistic Characters in Fantasy and YA Fiction
Because readers don’t fall in love with settings — they fall in love with people You can have the most breathtaking world — skies full of...

Katrina De Milano
22 нояб. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🌍 Worldbuilding That Serves the Story: A Guide for Fantasy and YA Writers
You’re not building a museum — you’re building meaning For many writers — especially in fantasy, sci-fi, and YA — worldbuilding feels...

Katrina De Milano
15 нояб. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


📚 How to Know When Your Book Is Finished (Even If It Never Feels Perfect)
A gentle guide for the final stretch You’ve written. You’ve rewritten. You’ve cut, added, doubted, revised again. And now… you’re here....

Katrina De Milano
8 нояб. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


✨ How to Return to a Story You’ve Abandoned (Without Starting Over)
Because not all stories are lost — some are just waiting. A Quiet Truth: Not Every Pause Is the End Every writer has that one story....

Katrina De Milano
1 нояб. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🕯 When No One Is Reading Yet: How to Keep Writing Anyway
Keep Going Anyway There comes a moment in nearly every writer’s journey — quiet, lingering, and often unexpected — when you begin to...

Katrina De Milano
25 окт. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


💥 How to Write a Character’s Breaking Point (and What Comes After)
In every powerful story, there comes a moment when a character can no longer keep carrying the weight they’ve been holding. They can’t keep pretending it doesn’t hurt. Can’t keep coping, avoiding, deflecting, or pushing forward at any cost.
This is the breaking point — not simply a burst of emotion, but a pivotal transformation. It’s the storm that tears through illusion, the collapse that makes room for something real to emerge.

Katrina De Milano
22 окт. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🌿Slow Growth, Deep Roots: Why a Quiet Writing Career Is Still Powerful
The Power of a Quiet Writing Career Not every writing journey comes with fireworks. Not every writer wants to shout into the void just to...

Katrina De Milano
18 окт. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


🎬 How to Write a Book That Feels Cinematic
There are stories that stay with us — not just because of the plot twists or beautiful prose, but because they feel like something we’ve seen.
You can almost see the mist curling across the lake. You can hear the breath caught between unspoken words. You can feel the weight of silence after a whispered confession.
That’s the cinematic effect.

Katrina De Milano
15 окт. 2025 г.3 мин. чтения


🌱How to Build an Authentic Writer Brand (Even If You Hate Marketing)
Let’s be honest: the word “brand” makes a lot of writers cringe. It conjures images of corporate logos, manufactured personas, or...

Katrina De Milano
11 окт. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


✍️ The Ultimate Glossary of Writing Terms Every Fiction Author Should Know
Learn the craft by learning its language.
Whether you're writing your very first novel or polishing your fifth draft, understanding the vocabulary of storytelling can help you grow faster and communicate more confidently — with agents, editors, critique partners, and, most importantly, yourself.
This isn’t just a list of fancy words. It’s a toolkit for your writing life.

Katrina De Milano
8 окт. 2025 г.5 мин. чтения


📲 What to Post as a Writer: 10 Easy Social Media Ideas That Feel Authentic
10 Social Media Ideas That Feel Like You Social media can be a wonderful tool — for sharing your voice, building community, and finding...

Katrina De Milano
4 окт. 2025 г.2 мин. чтения


🌀 How to Write Unreliable Narrators Without Confusing the Reader
Because sometimes the most fascinating truth is the one your character hides — even from themselves.
When done well, an unreliable narrator can take a good story and transform it into something unforgettable — layered, haunting, and endlessly re-readable.
They create tension not just through plot twists, but through perception.
They raise questions not only about what happened, but about why it was remembered that way.
So how do you walk that fine line?

Katrina De Milano
1 окт. 2025 г.4 мин. чтения
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