How are your goals for the year going? Robin Blakely helps us check in and gives us strategies for success in reaching our writing goals.

Who has the power over your author career? As part of his ongoing series on being an artisan author, Johnny B. Truant encourages us to take back our control.

What is Chekhov's gun? And how many different ways does it show up in our stories. Anne R. Allen explains how to find out if you have a forgotten "gun."

Why second drafts often shock writers with the amount of work required, and three ways to make it easier. Great post from Janice Hardy!

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