By Kris Maze

Let’s get one thing straight—love does not conquer all.

I know, I know. The poets lied. The movies exaggerated. But as much as we all want to believe love is the answer, it alone does not sell books.… Read the post

by Lisa Hall Wilson

Trauma can create great internal, external, and interpersonal conflict, but readers are not interested in clinical definitions or objective recitations of symptoms. Trauma needs to be more than emotion-theatre. It should make your character’s journey more difficult and be specific to the journey ahead of them.… Read the post