by Lori Freeland If you write your characters like real people, they’ll read like real people.  But, in order to bring them to life, we first have to figure out who they are. Some writers want to understand their characters before they type a single sentence. Others like to learn about them on the way. […]

Writers have those times of wondering, “Am I any good?” Today, James Preston helps us find the courage to keep going.

Firearms often show up in fiction, and Piper Bayard and Jay Holmes clear up the errors authors tend to make in describing them.

by Colleen M. Story  When the money doesn’t come flowing in or when the market ignores your book, it’s easy to lose the joy in writing. Fortunately, you can get it back. What Rewards are Writers Seeking? In almost everything we do, there are two types of rewards involved: Extrinsic rewards are those we get from […]

by Donna Galanti We all must let go eventually. Sometimes it’s letting go of a friendship. A husband. A career. A child. A parent. The toxic friend who suffocates you and puts you down. The husband who can’t commit. The career that stresses you out. The child who needs to learn from his own mistakes. […]