by Lisa Hall-Wilson Many people take my deep point of view master classes because they’re looking to create an emotional gut punch for readers. They want readers to feel like they’re IN the story, in real time, and digging deep emotionally is the powerhouse tool of deep point of view. Many writers have heard of […]

Should introverts plot? Should extraverts pants? Julie Glover addresses a study recommending writing process based on personality type.

by Janice Hardy I work with a lot of new writers, and a common frustration I see is getting tangled up in the details of the story and being unable to see the larger problem. These writers have a general sense of what they want their novels to be about, but they keep focusing on […]

Piper Bayard describes the 10 character traits shared by all authentic intelligence community professionals. This is invaluable for your characters!

Laura I looked it up. This blog was born in April of 2010, when our critique group sat in Charla Rae’s office and came up with the crazy idea of a blog to help writers improve their craft and not feel so alone, working in solitude. We’ve posted three times a week since then and […]