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.

Editing a manuscript can be a daunting task, but it becomes easier when using time-tested dialogue suggestions. Kris Maze offers handy writers’ multipurpose tools that allow you characters to speak and helpf solve your writerly problems.

Janice Hardy, founder of Fiction University offers an easy template to help you evaluate your story for reader engagement.

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.

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.