4 key pieces of advice for switching genres, plus 5 guideposts to help you navigate the journey, all add up to one great post from Eldred Bird.

Bayard & Holmes, authors of Spycraft Essentials, share 10 common bedroom objects that can be used as weapons. Great information for characters with a fight scene at home.

Doomscrolling kills writing creativity and can leave you suffering from writer’s block. Colleen M. Story offers these 5 tips to eradicate doomscrolling from your creative life.

What does it mean to shift writing gears? Why would you do it? James Preston offers examples of writers who cross genres successfully.

Motivation is what makes your character the person they are. Laurie Schnebly Campbell shows the difference between goals and motivation and how to make readers fall in love with your character.