Alpha males sell books, especially romance novels. Laurie Schnebly Campbell covers the pros and cons of alpha males and why readers like them.

Alpha males sell books, especially romance novels. Laurie Schnebly Campbell covers the pros and cons of alpha males and why readers like them.
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 […]
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