by Janice Hardy I work with a lot of new writers, and a common frustration I see is getting tangled up in the details of the story and being unable to see the larger problem. These writers have a general sense of what they want their novels to be about, but they keep focusing on […]

Piper Bayard describes the 10 character traits shared by all authentic intelligence community professionals. This is invaluable for your characters!

Lori Freeland addresses both the good and the bad of writing critique groups and gives fabulous tips on how to have an effective group.

Writing coach Margie Lawson leads an exercise in discovering and embracing your strengths, even when you don't feel strong.

Gwen Hernandez Scrivener has three “group view” modes: Scrivenings, Corkboard, and Outline. Group view modes only have something to display if you’ve selected a folder, or a group of files in the Binder. Hence, the group part. Scrivenings (multiple document view) and Corkboard (synopsis/index card view) get the most attention, but Outline view is pretty […]