One of the best questions you can ask of your story-in-development is: Why is this character in this story? That is, why this character...

One of the goals of fiction is to evoke a feeling, atmosphere and understanding–in the reader. As a writer, you have things you want to...

Ever think how odd it is that writers want to create their own stories–but then they want others to tell them how to change it? It seems...

Lately I’ve been thinking: Great stories don’t so much come from expertise, training and talent as they come from what you believe. You...

Here is a blog I recently did as a guest post, but updated. It is also the subject of a chat I did with Savvy Authors last month. Read on...

Flashbacks in fiction are one of those gizmos in your utility drawer that can give you grief. It’s like Gorilla Glue or razor blades....