You can bet that half the writers you meet have had struggles with plot. Even when you enjoy it, and are good at it, plotting has its challenges.

Inspiration is a fickle beast. She strikes at inopportune times (3 AM, anyone?) then disappears.. Brainstorm your way to a better novel with these tips.

  Most novels are written on the premise of "what if." Our What-if muscles help us figure out what needs to come next in the story. Sometimes we're lucky and we just know. More often (at least for me) we often have no clue what needs to happen next. When I write non-fiction for awhile, […]