Alyssa RoganMar 22, 20215 minThe Hardest Types of Protagonists to Write As if writing protagonists weren't hard enough, some types are innately more difficult to write than others (at least in my opinion)....
Alyssa RoganMar 19, 20214 minWhat's Up with all the Bad Parents in YA Fiction?Almost everyone who consumes YA ravenously knows that, more often than not, teen characters are given awful parents. They're alcoholics...
Alyssa RoganMar 15, 20214 minCompelling Character Checklist for WritersHave you ever read (or written) a book and felt like the characters were flat? Like everything about them was superficial or...
Alyssa RoganMar 12, 20214 minStuff I Want to Write About in the FutureThere are always bits and pieces of ideas for books floating around my mind. Sometimes it's a name, a place, an atmosphere, or something...