By Dana R. Lynn, @DanaRLynn I love writing stories. Creating fun characters and giving them complex problems to solve makes me grin. And if I am wearing my suspense hat, …
Writing Miserable Characters Without Making Your Readers Miserable
By Janine Rosch, @janinerosche “Ryann Ashcroft rolled onto her back, clinched her arms across her stomach, and surrendered her breath into the dreary, gray sky. The newspaper had predicted snowfall …
Make Your Character Likable in 5 Easy Steps
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong In my last novel, I wrote a lazy hero. You don’t see lazy heroes very often. You see heroes who have character flaws like anger, …
Fall in Love with Your Hero
by Jennifer Chastain, @JenniferCwrites Love is in the air during the month of February! I don’t know about you, but I love a good contemporary romance. As a reader, why …
Is Your Character Brave or Too Stupid to Live?
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 You know what I’m talking about when I say Too Stupid to Live—cue the dark music, there’s a serial killer on the loose and the heroine hears …