Karen Debonis shares the downside of being a "people pleaser" and the three tips that have helped her nurture a writing career and be her own self-advocate.

Every character must show emotions the reader can relate to if they want to achieve “memorable” status. Layer your fictional folk with emotional reality.

Lori Freeland offers three ways to keep your story momentum going in a way that keeps your readers riveted. Includes how-to tips for dealing with pace-killing backstory.

Some of the smallest and most powerful words are pronouns. John Peragine shares the eight types of pronouns with tips to use them correctly. Great examples!

Jenny Hansen shares eight characteristics every character needs to be happy and "whole." Plus, suggestions for tweaking these traits to help your own stories.