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Since I started my online platform, my most frequently asked question or suggestion has been on writing action scenes. It’s taken me this...

I’m sure all of you have heard of the Myers-Briggs test. Some of you may already be using this test to really figure out who your...

This is sometimes my favorite part of a story - the words that the characters say to one another. They're usually the most quotable...

I’ve talked an awful lot about goals lately. I’m actually in the process of completed one of my larger quarterly goals: buying a house!...

To prologue or not to prologue? Either you’ve asked this question before, or you’re wondering why I’m asking it now. I was part of the...

There's a specific reason I titled this post "Show vs. Tell" rather than the more common "Show, Don't Tell." Because not all telling is...

Writing a novel is hard. There's just no way around that. You're building an entire world that, hopefully, someone doesn't mind getting...