Showing thoughts in a compelling way hooks your reader tp the page. Laura Drake shares clear examples on how to do this important skill like a pro.

Veteran writer Laura Drake talks about fear - where it comes from, what it means for writer, and how to overcome it. (A must-read post for all writers!)

Great beginnings guru, Laura Drake, offers insight and examples into ways to make your manuscript opening strong.

Laura Drake shows how similes, metaphors, and eponyms can be great descriptive tools for writers—with examples!

Laura I looked it up. This blog was born in April of 2010, when our critique group sat in Charla Rae’s office and came up with the crazy idea of a blog to help writers improve their craft and not feel so alone, working in solitude. We’ve posted three times a week since then and […]