Okay, fellow writers, we’ve been pushed around long enough. We’re told to be accurate, clear and crisp. Tell the story. Don’t confuse the...

I was going to give this one a snappy title, but then I thought, no, let’s keep it simple. We need to revise our work. Oh boy, do we...

Why do we read fiction? I think this is an excellent question because the way we answer it for ourselves can inform how we create...

Call it a light bulb moment. The moment when I put together two subsets of character and plot, to realize why most novels fail. First...

You know that nagging sense: You should have started serious writing sooner. You should be published by now, famous by now. Earning real...

Today’s post is from Louise Marley, an extraordinary writer of over a dozen novels, and one of the best writing teachers around. Her...