Tasha Seegmiller taps the wisdom of Brené Brown to show how creatives can manage the challenges that plague us the most, from bad reviews to critiques to beta readers who urge us doubt, stall, or quit.

No creative soul likes receiving negative feedback on their work—no matter what we might tell you. Uber-editor Tiffany Yates Martin shares tips for getting the constructive feedback you need.

Hugs carry psychological messages. Do you have those messages on your pages? Margie Lawson demonstrates how to dig deep to add fun and depth and power to the page...and to your characters' hugs.

Barbara Linn Probst shares her favorite four writing lessons, learned from stellar teachers like Donald Maass, Kathryn Craft and others. These address character, plot, and the quality of your writing.

Backstory. You can’t write with it. You can’t write without it. So how do you sidestep the information dump and slip subtly into the middle ground? Lori Freeland offers eight ways to do it right.