Lori Freeland gives us pointers on pauses, sentence clarification, places, people, dates, words at the end of a sentence, and dialogue in part 4 of her series.

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

Learn how to write a compelling first line to hook your readers and keep them turning the pages by digging into a scene that starts with a bang.

Knowledge of crime is essential for those of us who write espionage or crime novels. Piper Bayard shares the criminal's approach to carjacking and kidnapping.

Colleen M. Story shares 7 places to find people to write great blurbs for your book, with tips to avoid the awkwardness of asking.