We all love strong characters. But how do they get that way? Through tough choices. How do we create tough choices? Janice tells us how in this great blog.

For Valentine's Day, here's a full report on the romance genre in today's marketplace -- what's hot and what's not -- and why romance belongs in your books.

Tips on how to avoid publishing a book that isn't ready, leaving the author disappointed and disillusioned when their novel fails to gain traction with readers.

As hard as they are to receive, critiques are a necessary element to your growth as a writer. Follow Diana Stout's advice for using critiques in writing.

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