Agatha Christie’s book, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , was the very first murder mystery I ever read! It’s not surprising I took to Chr...

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...

Sorry this post is late! I’ve been working on my next book. This post is sort-of, kind-of a rough draft of a chapter for that book. So—a...

We’ve all heard the saying, popular at graduations, “If you love what you do, you’ll always do what you love.” But what if you’re not ...

I love food! I love the texture—the velvety softness of rising bread dough—the smells, the look, the sounds—bubbling and sizzling—and, a...

Descriptions are important. I used to think the sole purpose of a description was to summarize or describe a book. And, of course, that’...

Most of the time I focus on story structure rather than character structure. Now, you might wonder: Is “character structure” really a ...