Alpha males sell books, especially romance novels. Laurie Schnebly Campbell covers the pros and cons of alpha males and why readers like them.

Eldred Bird explains the "What If Game" for writers. This post includes the rules of the game (there aren't any!) and describes tools that can help.

In this complex and thought-provoking post, Tasha Seegmiller examines four types of love your characters may feel, and the feelings or questions that may arise.

Barbara Linn Probst offers tricks for "killing your darlings" in fiction, and for giving those dead darlings new life.

Becca Puglisi, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus, explores Compassion Fatigue as an element to shape your characters. What is it, and how can you use it?