Receiving and giving critiques is important, especially for new writers. But how do you find the the right critique partners?

Descriptions can be a reader's put-downable or can't-stop-now moment. Learn six techniques to power-up the descriptions in your fiction.

Stakes define what will happen if the protagonist fails. When the reader sees what’s at stake, the story becomes important. It matters. 

One author's journey into hiring "the marketing pros" to do the bulk of author marketing. Here are her takeaways, both the good and the truly terrible.

It’s important to examine the different levels of telling so you know what to look for. Here are three places to look for told prose.