Justine Bylo at Ingram Spark describes how this holiday season is like no other and offers four tips for navigating the season in a way that contributes to both your happiness and sales.

Alpha males sell books, especially romance novels. Laurie Schnebly Campbell covers the pros and cons of alpha males and why readers like them.

Eldred Bird explains the "What If Game" for writers. This post includes the rules of the game (there aren't any!) and describes tools that can help.

In this complex and thought-provoking post, Tasha Seegmiller examines four types of love your characters may feel, and the feelings or questions that may arise.

Lori Freeland shares examples of how writers can paint word pictures and wow readers by layering their stories with the five key elements for great fiction.