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 […]

Julie Glover shares the before & after of her series covers, along with tips for knowing whether you should get a redesign!