"What's going to happen?" is the most important question you can build into your story. That anticipation is reader glue.

Like it or not, we tend to size people up and put them in boxes. Angela Ackerman shows that jobs can reveal a lot about people's characters.

Barbara Linn Probst shows how editing your work for theme can strengthen your book. In summary, "Search and Destroy" can be swapped for "Search and Employ."

Writing an irresistible novel readers simply can’t put down is the goal of most writers. Using plot strengthening techniques gleaned from Young Adult writing can improve novels in any genre. Kris Maze offers seven great tips.

Laurie Schnebly Campbell details the many advantages (and disadvantages) to writing a series vs. a stand-alone novel, and offers tips for how to decide which to choose.