Meredith BondHow do you feel about tropes?Do you love them and couldn’t write a story without them? Do you hate them and think they are a scourge on the face of literature? No…·3 min read·May 5, 2024----
Meredith BondYour Link to the WorldI think it’s rather fitting that when you first create a website, the default message is “Hello, World!”·3 min read·Apr 21, 2024----
Meredith BondFinding a Good EditorOne of the most important things a novelist must do-especially if they self-publish is find a good editor. But how do you know where to…·3 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Meredith BondThe Importance of your character’s woundI’m certain you learned in English class that all characters must have a flaw. This is what stops them from attaining their goal. It’s what…·3 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
Meredith BondSay What? Part 2This is a continuation of the article I wrote last week. You can read it here.·5 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
Meredith BondSay What? Writing DialogueDialogue is an essential tool of the novelist, but too many either don’t know how to write it or may not understand all that well written…·4 min read·Mar 17, 2024----
Meredith BondDon’t let this get in your reader’s wayWhen my great-grandfather emigrated from Ukraine to the United States in the mid-19th century, he did so on a set of papers with someone…·4 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Meredith BondShould you write before you write?Writing before you write? Why?·3 min read·Mar 3, 2024----