As if writing protagonists weren't hard enough, some types are innately more difficult to write than others (at least in my opinion)....

Have you ever read (or written) a book and felt like the characters were flat? Like everything about them was superficial or...

There are always bits and pieces of ideas for books floating around my mind. Sometimes it's a name, a place, an atmosphere, or something...

Hello. It's been a while since I've updated you on my writing. Actually, a long while. October was the last time I went somewhat in-depth...

It doesn't matter if you're a novice or a pro. There will always be some pertinent questions to consider whenever our brain sparks with...

Whether we like it or not, all art is influenced by something we've already seen before. Sometimes writers make conscious choices to...

Let me guess. You're here because you don't feel like writing. Or you don't know what to write. Don't worry, we've all been there. I got...

I'm almost certain it was Wednesday night. Yes, it must have been, because Thursday ended in a deluge of tears that I slipped on as I...

When you're new to writing, you'll eventually hear the adage, "show, don't tell." You may understand how it's helpful--the readers get to...

I'm typically the type of person who finishes a book no matter what. I'll slug through the slow ones and cringe at the poorly-written...

As the author, it's easy for us to fall in love with our stories early on--maybe even before we've begun writing. We understand every...

Hey, you. Yeah, you. Why aren't you writing? What are you doing surfing the internet, signing into every social media account known to...

Stephen King is one of the most popular--if not the most popular--writer of our time. In addition to his impressive catalog of horror...

"You don't trust your reader." If you've gotten this comment from a reader or fellow writer, there's a chance you may have squinted and...

Developing characters is a different story for every book and every writer. Some characters open up their whole lives to us the second...

You heard me. I did it. I wrote 50,000 words (50,117, to be exact), in twenty-nine days. I finished on Saturday evening while I was...

Surprise! I'm delivering this post to you a day early. 2020 is a weird and rough year for so many of us, but it's important to look back...

Last time you saw me, I had caught back up with my word count despite the relapse in week one and my lack of passion for the project....

It's been just over two weeks since NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) began. Last week my brain had exploded with thousands of...