Kris Maze shares 8 hidden benefits of joining a writing contest. Whatever your experience with writing competitions, find new motivation here.

“Do I really have a story worth telling or not?” Eldred Bird shares the six questions that will lead you to a viable story.

Have you been told you have flat characters? Don’t worry. You can take your flat characters to genuine in 8 (sort of) easy steps. 

Angela Ackerman, author of The Emotion Thesaurus, breaks down the process of noveling into thirteen stages. Where do you get stuck?

Jenny Hansen of Writers In the Storm talks mentors. Every writer needs them, in our stories AND our own lives. Who are your mentors, and how did you find them?