by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Once I cried so much while reading a novel in bed that my husband had thought I’d fallen asleep and drooled on my pillow. But …
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 …
The Hope That is In You
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell When I wrote articles about Women’s Fiction and Inspirational Romance, I devoured books in the market. I couldn’t put them down. Until the day I had …
Bark Factor: Adding Pets to My Novel
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell My dog’s Instagram account has an insane number of followers. He’s cute, cuddly, and doggone it if Winston doesn’t outsmart me time and time again. Animals …
The Beauty of Flawed Characters
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan While driving home from an appointment with my mom, we talked about fictional characters and the frustration with characters in some novels being perfect. You know …




