By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy “Not enough conflict” is a phrase I’d wager most writers have heard at some point in their journeys. It’s a complicated term that encompasses more than just a single event in a book, yet we often use it as if a novel has one conflict. We also use it to mean […]

Shirley Jump My number-one goal as an author is to create a compelling character, one so amazing that readers will talk about him/her long after they have finished the book. So what makes for a compelling character? Look around you at the books you read, the shows you watch. Which characters draw you in the […]

Writing coach and editor Margie Lawson shows with lots of examples how to write compelling cadence for your readers.

Bayard & Holmes share the three things that cannot be silenced when a weapon is fired and offer tips on how to make scenes with weapons believable for readers.

Julie Glover details four specific ways to rediscover the fun of writing a novel.