Daria Blackwell

Departing for the unknown Setting the tone for a novel and staying true to that tone throughout can have a profound impact on every...

What's the point of an opening line? Is it to intrigue someone so much that they must continue on? Is it to set the tone for the res...

As I near completion of my first novel, I am searching for the topic for my next one. For the next one, I have decided, is going to take e...

Today I entered my first writing competition. I entered a flash fiction piece, the first I have ever written.  I submitted it to Fish , t...

If we lay down on the earth and let our brains just take in the sky throughout the night, this is what we would see.  In a carefully chos...

Yesterday's weather was partly awful. Today's weather forecast is dire. Tomorrow's is worse. The day after continues poorly. The...

Many famous authors throughout history have written under pseudonyms that became vastly more well-known than the authors’ real names ...