by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell Research is a kingly or queenly quest. You’re the hero in a foggy hallway filled with doors. You open one at a time to see what …
Conflict vs. Tension
by Melissa Tagg, @Melissa_Tagg Let’s chat about conflict and tension, shall we? If you’d asked me a few years ago to describe conflict or tension in a story, I might’ve …
Eight Writing Maxims to Embrace
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart Back in 1992, bestselling author Mona Simpson offered 13 maxims for the writing journey in the The Writer magazine. I’m going to list eight of them I …
Blocked – A Parable
by Andrea Christenson, @andrea143 She ran around the corner and stopped dead. Leaning over, her breath came in short gasps. Running hard and long hadn’t been in her plan for the …
4 Lessons I Learned From my First Macro-edit
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites One-hundred and seventeen days from start to finish, I turned in my manuscript. I waited with both eager anticipation and a little anxiety for it to return …