Genre Fiction Vs. Literary Fiction

vs.pngIt’s been noted many times over that genre fiction is typically excluded from that highly sought after ‘literary fiction’ label, but the question that I would love to know the answer to is – why? In a time when Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead are amongst the top rated television shows currently airing, why are these genres still being passed over as if they somehow hold less merit? What precisely is it that defines true literature?

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Resources for Writers in a Rut

inspiration.pngWhen you get stuck in the mud and you can’t seem to think of any good ideas to write, it can be easy to fall into a very unproductive spiral. Luckily, there are resources out there to combat writer’s block and there are many ways in which we can trick our mind into being more creative than it wants to be. Here’s just a few examples:

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