Trope trouble starts when "expected" slips into "predictable." Janice Hardy provides 5 solid solutions to liven up your tropes and keep your readers engaged.

Why second drafts often shock writers with the amount of work required, and three ways to make it easier. Great post from Janice Hardy!

Some choices authors make may make reading your book too much of a chore for some readers. Learn 5 things that can make your novel "too much work" to read.

Janice Hardy offers 5 key questions you can ask to determine whether your subplot is helping your story or hurting it.

It’s important to examine the different levels of telling so you know what to look for. Here are three places to look for told prose.