Janice Hardy offers 5 key questions you can ask to determine whether your subplot is helping your story or hurting it.

How do you create a compelling character arc? Sarah Hamer breaks this down using a classic movie example. Great questions here!

Dr. Diana Stout shows how to identify passive voice with two clear questions. Read on to understand the advantages and pitfalls of "was."

Oversimplified characters are hard to love. Ellen Buikema shares four elements to make characters dynamic and worthy of your readers' interest.

Creating your own makes sense, since not every template works for every writer. Laurie Schnebly Campbell shares her ideas for Plot-Subplot templates.