by Fae Rowen Years ago, when I attended the UCI Summer Writing Institute, I learned about golden lines. These are the lines you go back and highlight after taking notes in a class or workshop or in a great book. These are the takeaway ideas, the ones you want to remember and implement in your […]

Writing coach Margie Lawson shows how fresh writing can heighten and deepen your story's moments of silence.

Julie Glover give 5 tips for writing great dialogue, using Gilmore Girls scenes to highlight these principles you can put into practice in your novel.

Writer and teacher, Lori Freeland talks about many tried and true writing rules, showing your how and when to break them (and still keep the reader happy).

Piper Bayard breaks down what you need to know about the backstory so you can convey the core information about your characters and world to your reader.