Blake Snyder’s “Save the Cat” method can help plan your story, balance your pace, and point you in the right direction as you write.

The blurb offers so much to your reader without giving away the whole story. Sure it helps sell your book, but more specifically, the blurb promises something familiar and comforting, a story that fits within the expectations of a genre they enjoy.

As a writing platform, where our focus is for writers to receive feedback and achieve publication, our top priority is ensuring your intellectual property is safeguarded so that you can focus on writing and sharing your work with other writers and readers on StoryForge. We will never use your work to train AI to create content- It doesn’t align with our values of supporting and celebrating organic human creativity.

No matter what season I find myself in, if I'm looking for that cozy winter magic, a good book is the way to find it. You might get some weird looks listening to Jingle Bells in June, but I guarantee no one would even notice you flipping the pages of one of these cozy winter reads suggested by the StoryForge team.

In the last few years, the “New Adult” category arrived in the literary scene and it has been…confusing. The distinction between Young Adult and New Adult fiction is sometimes nuanced, leaving readers and writers wondering how to categorize a book. And why does this category even matter? Because when you’re writing your story you want to have at least a basic idea of what themes, tones, and characters your story will include. This helps you write your story and helps the right readers find your story.

Start a sustainable writing habit in 2024 with low-pressure steps to incorporate into each day.

Escape the holiday stress with a cozy winter romance. A look at why predictable low-conflict stories are popular despite their cheesy tropes and how to write your own.

Take a look at how reading with intention can bring new awareness to your writing. Enjoy the books in your to-be-read pile while also learning how to accurately write the characters, tone, and conflict you’re wanting to see in your own stories.

October is here, marking the arrival of two much-anticipated events: the spooky delights of Halloween that last the entire month and the hustle and bustle of NaNoWriMo prep time. For many, it's a month filled with staring at the numerous stories started over the past year, repeatedly asking the main character, 'What do you want from me?' and inevitably ending up watching raccoon videos. It's almost become an annual tradition. But for those new to the world of writing, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, a global challenge where writers commit to crafting 50,000 words within the span of just thirty days, resulting in the birth of a full-fledged novel by November's end. To make this exciting, yet sometimes daunting, journey more manageable, we've prepared a special gift for you: five invaluable tips to help you navigate NaNoWriMo Prep Month.