by Christine Bode | Jan 31, 2026 | Book Reviews
Book Review by Christine Bode Title: The HospitalityAuthor: Luna Asli KolchuPublisher: Self-PublishedReleased: January 20, 2026Pages: 144ASIN: B0GDS1NKNJStars: 4.0 “Some families pass down heirlooms. Some pass down land. The Ashfords pass down guests.”...
by Christine Bode | Jan 27, 2026 | Writing Tips
by Christine Bode Readers don’t fall in love with characters because of perfect prose. They care because the characters feel alive. If you want to write compelling characters without overwriting, you must resist the urge to explain everything. Overwriting takes...
by Christine Bode | Jan 24, 2026 | Editing Tips
by Christine Bode Editors rely on The Chicago Manual of Style, so authors don’t have to. One of the primary roles of a professional editor is to apply CMOS consistently behind the scenes, allowing authors to focus on storytelling rather than technical rules. If you’re...
by Christine Bode | Jan 20, 2026 | Writing Tips
by Christine Bode Every writer wants readers to forget they’re reading and feel like they’re listening. That’s the heart of natural dialogue writing tips—crafting conversations that feel alive rather than constructed. Dialogue that breathes exists where characters...
by Christine Bode | Jan 17, 2026 | Writing Tips
by Christine Bode From your first draft onward, show vs tell writing tips matter more than you might think. Writers everywhere hear “show, don’t tell,” but few stop to ask what that really means. Worse, many feel shame when they don’t do it perfectly. We won’t...
