The Story Engine Blog

By Seth Ring The WorldCraft Club has put together a custom set of journal pages to help you get the most out of Deck of Worlds. They are being prov...

By James and Seth of the WorldCraft Club Podcast I remember standing at a dock in Erie Pennsylvania and looking out over the vast expanse of Lake E...

Guest blog by Héctor González Have you ever experienced a work of fiction so delicious, that by the end you only wondered how it felt so enjoyable ...

Guest blog by Christine Hanolsy Anyone who has kids can tell you that they really put a crimp in your writing routine. Homework, flute lessons, soc...

I'm thrilled to announced that the standalone sequel to The Story Engine Deck has just launched on Kickstarter! Deck of Worlds helps you build lore...

The month of NaNoWriMo is upon us, and we’ve just reached the halfway point. In my experience, it’s also the point where a lot of writers get stuck...

I’m a big fan of NaNoWriMo. For the uninitiated, that's "National Novel Writing Month," when writers gear up to pound out 50,000 words of a novel t...

Horror often gets short shrift as a pop genre low on literary merit. That never fails to get my hackles up. Telling a good horror story requires an...

Horror is a genre that presses the buttons of human fear psychology to produce a profound response in the reader or audience. An important part of ...

In my last blog from the “How to Have Halloween at Home” series, I recommended hosting an online scary story circle as an alternative to going out ...

I’ve been on a mission to give people fun, spooky alternatives to going out on Halloween during COVID-19. So far, I’ve given my suggestions for hos...

Maybe you, like me, are bummed out that Halloween isn't going to be the same with COVID-19. But, just because you're staying home and avoiding the ...