Great beginnings guru, Laura Drake, offers insight and examples into ways to make your manuscript opening strong.

Lisa Hall Wilson offers a solid fix to help writers stay in Deep Point of View. Examples and tips provided for authors of all levels.

Angela Ackerman, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus, discusses the cause and effect of your characters' behavior.

Readability is a critical part of editing that doesn’t get a lot of attention. Kris Maze defines "readability" and shares three ways it directly affects book sales. Includes tools and tips to keep readers reading.

Julie Glover explains acute stress response and shows how writers can use fight, flight, or freeze to ratchet up tension and reveal character.