Barbara Linn Probst surveyed 36 debut authors about the debut experience. Here are her insights, about the highs and lows, and what you can do to survive.

Some of the smallest and most powerful words are pronouns. John Peragine shares the eight types of pronouns with tips to use them correctly. Great examples!

Whether you are an indie writer looking at new markets or a newbie building up a writing portfolio, consider trying these traditional ways to get published. What will be your next steps with your work?

Jenny Hansen shares eight characteristics every character needs to be happy and "whole." Plus, suggestions for tweaking these traits to help your own stories.

Reader expectations are a moving target. Yet the real “secret success strategy” to book sales is very straightforward: give readers what they want. How do you do that?!