Have you ever had the experience of suddenly seeing something everywhere after you begin studying it? Of having something 'on your mi...

Everyone needs a pep talk, even writers. Whether it's writing a book or sending off a short story for a contest, or writing for a g...

Merry (almost) New Year! Today I'm going to talk about scenes and how to make sure each one pulls its weight in your story. First, th...

NaNoWriMo is over but as I begin to edit my manuscript (I gave it a week to rest. More time would have been better, but I'm impatient...

Think of what a story would be without structure. Many of us don't have to imagine it, we have those stories buried under our beds! ...