by Foster | Writer's Toolbox, Writing Inspiration
Did you know that a website you probably use every single day could be the key overcoming your writer’s block and unleashing an endless supply of juicy story ideas? Well, you probably had an inkling I’d say something like that based on the title of this...
by Foster | Writing Prompts
You move into a new house, and while you’re cleaning out one of the closets you find a box on the top shelf. When you pull it down, a baseball card falls off and lands face-up: it’s one of your favorite players of all-time, an old-timer who is still alive. The...
by Foster | Writing Prompts
It’s late August, and you pull to a stoplight behind a school bus marked with the name of a school district you’ve never heard of before. As you sit and wait for the light to turn, the back door of the bus opens, and zombie kids hop out and start marching...
by Foster | Writing Q & A
Setting is the background against which you tell your story. At its most basic, setting includes the place and time of your tale — the where and when. But to really nail setting and tap into its power to grip the reader and pull him into your world, you need to...
by Foster | Writing Prompts
After a night of camping, you develop a terrible sore throat and decide to go to the local clinic. The doctor comes in, checks you out, and says you have an infection. He gives you a shot and tells you to wait a while before leaving to make sure you don’t have a...
