As Jenn Windrow read, she dreamed of my own worlds. Dabbled at trying to write them down. She needed to write. It had become an obsession.

Jenny Hansen of Writers In the Storm talks mentors. Every writer needs them, in our stories AND our own lives. Who are your mentors, and how did you find them?

Whether your plotlines must be prefect before you begin a story or you’re a seat-of-your-pants pantser, all writers can reflect on their past year.

Writers, have you been told to "put ground under your character's feet?" Author Lynette M. Burrows provides some helpful examples.

To engage readers in your story, tap their subconscious. In this third of his series, Stefan Emunds shows how to use psychology to keep readers interested.