Laurie Schnebly Campbell explores a different aspect of The Hero’s Journey, where the main character triumphs over personal challenges or overcomes adversity.

"What's going to happen?" is the most important question you can build into your story. That anticipation is reader glue.

Laurie Schnebly Campbell details the many advantages (and disadvantages) to writing a series vs. a stand-alone novel, and offers tips for how to decide which to choose.

by Laurie Schnebly Campbell “You’re building a WHAT?” “A world.” “The whole THING?” That’s where the next response will be different for each writer. Yes, some of us do build an entire world for our stories. No, some of us don’t. But regardless of how detailed or how sketchy it might be, we can never […]

Laurie Schnebly Why do the first 10% and the last 10% of your book deserve far more than attention than what you give the remaining 80% of the story? That doesn’t seem fair. Especially when we look at those lucky writers who are continuing various series which already have millions of fans. THEY don’t need […]