Eldred "Bob" Bird shows how writing fiction is like drawing with crayons—and how story length compares to color options. A great word picture for writers!

Debut author, K. Maze, offers a advice for empowering - rather than banishing - your inner editor. Plus she shares a powerful educational resource for writers.

Veteran editor, Tiffany Yates Martin, offers ten specific ways to engage readers with your characters, even when they are unlikeable.

An engaging post from Barbara Linn Probst examines the difference between "likeable" and "relatable," and explains why they matter to readers.

Veteran ghostwriter John Peragine explores the pain points of moving from non-fiction to fiction writing as he writes the book of heart.