One of the common mistakes I see writers make with websites is to pull their punches. You have a unique take on life and story and not everyone will like you.

Lynette M. Burrows demonstrates how you can create compelling scenes the MRU, a tool from Dwight V. Swain's Techniques of a Selling Writer.

Learn how to write a compelling first line to hook your readers and keep them turning the pages by digging into a scene that starts with a bang.

Knowledge of crime is essential for those of us who write espionage or crime novels. Piper Bayard shares the criminal's approach to carjacking and kidnapping.

From start to finish, creating a book-length story is a lot of work. James Preston shares the When, Who, and What of feedback and ultimately, who is in charge.