Do Penguins have Knees?

Can I recommend to you, a sea sponge? It would be a most relatable protagonist with its vague inability to make significant movements.

Why are you called ‘the Company’?

Well, we think it sounds cool, and it’s kind of ironic to just be called “The Company.” (What company? THE company.) I’m a big fan of irony. A “company” is literally defined as a group of people who work together for a common purpose, in the...

Do Penguins have Knees?

According to Digitaloft, that question is asked online 18,100 times per month! It looks to me like the answer is yes! They’re just tucked up inside of those cute little bellies. So, sorry, if your story requires a kneeless species to work, you’ll have to...

Self-Publishing Industry

Hey Karis. That’s a good question. Most self-publishers utilize print-on-demand (POD) technology (as do most traditional publishers at this point), so books aren’t actually printed until a customer orders them. If you’ve produced the book yourself,...

How Do You Write Dialogue that Doesn’t Sound Like You?

Great question, Kinsey. I can think of three things that make us sound different from one another, despite speaking the same language: structure, cadence, and jargon. You’re right that when we try to make people sound different we often only focus on jargon...

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