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.

We want a story that grabs readers and hauls them into our worlds so they can play with our characters for a while, right? Janice Hardy tells us how.

If a cliché helps create a more vivid image or reveal character, then it's serving its purpose. Janice shows us how to use these mundane tools to create magic.

Revising your story can turn a literary lump of coal into a diamond. Janice Hardy shares three tips to help you make your novel shine.

Janice Hardy shares her favorite trick that she uses makes plotting and character development a whole lot easier -- she gives each character a role.