Supporting Characters versus Main Characters We want some characters to be one-dimensional, characters such as the impatient pizza delivery...

"... the job of fiction is to find the truth inside the story’s web of lies ...", Stephen King What is writing? Stephen King has a...

What is Free Indirect Discourse and why should you care? Do you have a favorite author, one who is able to grab you on the first page, immer...

How to Develop Your Writer’s Voice How would you go about developing your distinct voice?  And what is voice, exactly?[1] Obviously t...

To outline or not to outline. There are few questions more contentious in the writing world -- and writers (God bless us!) can be a rath...

The first time I heard the term “purple prose” I was puzzled. Exactly what mistake was I being...

Today I talk about how to apply some of the tried and true principles fiction writers routinely use. Why? Because I want see to what ext...