Confessions of a devoted scene writer... Jenny Hansen explains how focusing on scenes can help you finish a book.

Have you wondered what unusual methods other authors haveused to finish their novels? Read about seventeen famous writers and their quirky hacks to get words on the page.

Where do story ideas come from, and can you get them on demand? Here's an actionable guide for turning your amazing idea into an equally amazing story.

Some people talk about writing like they are chasing butterflies along the pretty garden paths of their manuscripts. Like their words frolic with Disney characters. They speak of churning out pages like a high-end laser printer. I am not one of those people. A few times a year I have one of those idyllic days […]

  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, […]