Callie Leuck
Callie Leuck is a writer, dancer, tea-drinker, amateur photographer, and Oxford comma enthusiast. She is a proposal writer and a science-medical writing grad student who writes fiction in her free time.
Written by Callie Leuck
A quasi-rant about truth in nonfiction and the betrayal associated with discovering you've been lied to by a writer.
Written by Callie Leuck
Among writers, the I-was-afraid-to-own-the-title-of-writer conversation is reoccurring. How did you first begin calling yourself a writer?
Written by Callie Leuck
This post explains how I have identified writing weaknesses through preparing to read my writing aloud.
Written by Callie Leuck
Here is a little list of some things I’ve learned about writing over the years. Relevant to nonfiction and fiction.
Written by Callie Leuck
A professional writer tries to define "professional writing" and all it encompasses.
Written by Callie Leuck
I almost gave up on this book. Then I got completely caught up in it. Patrick Rothfuss will rock your socks with this fantasy that captures "true, common things, about ambition and failure, art, love, and loss.”
Written by Callie Leuck
Tom Clancy once commented: "The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense." We often expect more sense from fiction than we receive in real life.
Written by Callie Leuck
What is the deal with male villains and self-inflicted facial disfigurement?
Written by Jamie Gibbs
Book reviewer Jamie Gibbs talks about how to add culture to a fantasy world, including alternative history, religion, the interconnectedness of your worldbuilding and your characters, and fantasy cursing. Who doesn't love a bit of cursing?