By Janine Rosche, @janinerosche Kimmy Gibbler. Cousin Oliver. Steve Urkel. Screech Powers. Scut Farkus. Vickie from Small Wonder. Caillou. What feeling do these names awaken in you? Nothing positive, right? …
Using the Seven Deadly Sins in Your Novel
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell At the Box Office, Top Gun: Maverick has grossed the GDP of a small country. How? From touching on themes from, as C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, …
Tips for Series-Writing Beginners
By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 My favorite go-to as a reader is a series. So it was no surprise that when I started writing, my story worlds poured out as …
NOVEL TIP: Who is Your Main Character’s Voice of Authority?
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt As we write our stories, we build a community around our characters that can include: family members neighbors best friends colleagues We often also include a …
STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!
(If this post looks familiar, it’s because it had gone live right before our website crashed the week of April 18th. We decided to repost it to make sure all …